Motif
blinding of the single-eyed monster
blinding_of_the_single_eyed_monster
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SECOND / THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY / BOOK THIRD / THE STORY OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WANDERING; lines 1997-2067 confidence: high
Ulysses and companions wait until the giant is drunk and asleep, pray to the gods, surround him, and pierce the huge single eye under his brow, avenging the dead.
Ulysses and companions attack the sleeping Cyclops and pierce his single eye, avenging their comrades.
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