Motif
bardic performance nested within the main narrative
bardic_performance_nested_within_the_main_narrative
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
A servant fetches Demodocus’s lyre; nine stewards prepare the dancing space; young dancers perform nimbly, delighting Ulysses.
Demodocus performs a song about divine figures during the Phaeacian entertainment for Ulysses.
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