Motif
beautifying sacred or legendary water
beautifying_sacred_or_legendary_water
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water 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 REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 23947-24048 confidence: medium
The note describes the Scamander/Xanthus river, its geography and names, its waters' beautifying property for hair or wool, and the bathing of Minerva, Juno, and Venus before appearing before Paris to obtain the golden apple.
The Scamander's waters are said to give a beautiful color to the hair or wool of animals, and the three goddesses bathe there before appearing before Paris.
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