Motif
cosmic order falls silent before supreme divine speech
cosmic_order_falls_silent_before_supreme_divine_speech
A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP / BOOK TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH; lines 6315-6410 confidence: high
As the omnipotent lord and primal power begins to speak, the high house of the gods and trembling earth fall silent; sky, breezes, ocean, and waters become still and calm.
When Jupiter begins to speak, the divine house, earth, sky, breezes, ocean, and waters are described as silent or calm.
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