Motif
bird messenger revealing secret sexual or marital deeds
bird_messenger_revealing_secret_sexual_or_marital_deeds
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Hidden Wrongdoing Exposed. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745; lines 4158-4264 confidence: high
Coronis lives near Twin Hills and Boebian lake; a crow tells Apollo that Ischys has wedded Coronis.
A crow reports to Apollo that Ischys has wedded Coronis, described as secret deeds.
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