Motif
bestowal of immortality
bestowal_of_immortality
A motif of the Death, Rebirth, and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome IRIS (THE RAINBOW). / HEBE (JUVENTAS). / JUVENTAS. / GANYMEDES.; lines 5033-5050 confidence: high
Ganymedes, youngest son of Tros, king of Troy, draws water from a well on Mount Ida; Zeus sees his beauty, sends his eagle to carry him to Olympus, grants him immortality, and makes him cup-bearer to the gods.
Ganymedes is endowed with immortality after being transported to Olympus.
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