Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

boundary landscape of hot and cold waters

boundary_landscape_of_hot_and_cold_waters

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

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • The Iliad ARGUMENT. / BOOK XXII. / ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR.; lines 20363-20504 confidence: medium

    The chase circles Troy by the watch-tower, fig-trees, and Scamander's two fountains, one hot and steaming, the other cold and clear, with cisterns once used by Trojan women for washing.

    The chase passes Scamander's double source, with one hot steaming fountain and one cold clear fountain, marking the route around Troy.

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