Motif
blessed abode for heroic demi-gods
blessed_abode_for_heroic_demi_gods
A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Iliad CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION. / THEODORE ALOIS BUCKLEY. / POPES PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER; lines 1633-1692 confidence: medium
Hesiod divides the world into ages and places a fourth age of heroes between the brazen and iron ages; this divine race fought at Thebes and Troy, are demi-gods, and live in the islands of the blessed by Jupiter’s care.
The demi-gods of the heroic age are said to live in the islands of the blessed by Jupiter’s care.
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