Motif
Cosmic music and ordered celestial mechanism
cosmic_music_and_ordered_celestial_mechanism
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 5775-5855 confidence: high
From the column hangs the distaff of Necessity; the hook and spindle are adamant, the whorl is nested, and the heavenly bodies move on the whorls with differing colors and motions.
The heavenly circles move in ordered motions while Sirens hymn on them and the daughters of Necessity guide their motion.
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