Motif
companion arrival announced by dream omen
companion_arrival_announced_by_dream_omen
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
mesopotamian
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An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Part III / PREFATORY NOTE / INTRODUCTION. / VIII.; lines 1737-1874 confidence: medium
The first dream stresses "the omen of the falling meteor" as symbolizing Enkidu's coming; the second dream reveals Enkidu as a man of whom Gilgamesh is instantly enamored.
The passage says the first dream emphasizes a falling meteor as an omen symbolizing Enkidu's coming, while the second dream reveals Enkidu as a man loved by Gilgamesh.
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