Motif
bird of prey drops sign at altar
bird_of_prey_drops_sign_at_altar
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Animal, Bodily, and Environmental Omens. 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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The Iliad THE SINGLE COMBAT OF HECTOR AND AJAX. / BOOK VIII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SECOND BATTLE, AND THE DISTRESS OF THE GREEKS.; lines 8560-8692 confidence: high
The king prays; Zeus hears, sends his sacred eagle with a fawn in its talons, and the bird drops the prey before the altar.
A sacred eagle carries a fawn and drops it before the altar, prompting collective interpretation by the army.
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