Motif
Companion as guide through a closed or known path
companion_as_guide_through_a_closed_or_known_path
A motif of the The Hero's Journey 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 An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic / Part III / PREFATORY NOTE / INTRODUCTION.; lines 557-641 confidence: high
The elders advise Enkidu's leadership because "He is acquainted with the way" to the forest entrance.
The elders urge that Enkidu lead because he has traveled the road to the forest and wish that he may track out the closed path for Gilgamesh.
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