Motif
Blocked cave threshold guarded by the monster
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A motif of the Threshold Guardian family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Odyssey BOOK VII / RECEPTION OF ULYSSES AT THE PALACE OF KING ALCINOUS. / BOOK VIII / BOOK IX; lines 4074-4168 confidence: high
The Cyclops returns, drives all flocks into the cave, seals the door with the stone, milks ewes and goats, reunites young with mothers, and eats two more men.
The Cyclops seals the cave with a stone and later sits at the doorway with outstretched hands to catch anyone leaving.
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