Motif
Blood-like atmospheric omen or marvel
blood_like_atmospheric_omen_or_marvel
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Celestial and Cosmic Signs. 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 Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 24896-25075 confidence: medium
A note discusses “Red drops of blood” and cites Tasso's image of warm, sanguine dew wetting the earth.
The note foregrounds red drops of blood and sanguine dew as a striking phenomenon and literary image.
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