Motif
bardic inset tale during elite entertainment
bardic_inset_tale_during_elite_entertainment
A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Odyssey THE MEETING BETWEEN NAUSICAA AND ULYSSES. / BOOK VII / RECEPTION OF ULYSSES AT THE PALACE OF KING ALCINOUS. / BOOK VIII; lines 3496-3597 confidence: high
Alcinous tells Ulysses that the Phaeacians excel at sailing, running, dancing, and minstrelsy, and orders dancers to perform and Demodocus’s lyre to be fetched.
Demodocus, summoned with his lyre during the feast-like entertainment, sings an internal story about the gods.
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