Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

body made transparent to inner thought

body_made_transparent_to_inner_thought

A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek roman

  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome TYCHE (FORTUNA). / FORTUNA. / ANANKE (NECESSITAS). / MOMUS.; lines 4809-4823 confidence: medium

    When Prometheus created the first man, Momus judged the work incomplete because there was no breast aperture through which inner thoughts could be read.

    Momus criticizes the first man for lacking an opening in the breast through which inmost thoughts could be read.

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