Motif
Celestial war god borne through the heavens
celestial_war_god_borne_through_the_heavens
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family War Deity and War Goddess. 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica V. TO APHRODITE / VI. TO APHRODITE / VII. TO DIONYSUS / VIII. TO ARES; lines 7052-7068 confidence: high
Ares is described as moving a fiery sphere among planets in sevenfold courses through the aether, with blazing steeds bearing him above the third firmament of heaven.
Ares is described as whirling a fiery sphere among planets through the aether, borne by blazing steeds above the third firmament.
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