Motif
battlefield clearing figured as divine light after cloud
battlefield_clearing_figured_as_divine_light_after_cloud
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light 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 Iliad THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX. / BOOK XVI. / ARGUMENT / THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS; lines 15646-15779 confidence: medium
A simile describes dark clouds over a mountain broken by the Thunderer's flashing ray, revealing hills, rocks, streams, valleys, forests, and bright sky.
The passage compares the cleared navy and opened view to the Thunderer's ray breaking through dark clouds over a mountain landscape.
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