Motif
cosmic supports separating earth and heaven
cosmic_supports_separating_earth_and_heaven
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family. 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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The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 24619-24768 confidence: medium
The note quotes Milton and Tasso on cosmic distance, then discusses Homeric heaven, Atlas' pillars separating earth and heaven, the depth of Tartarus, and Olympus as both real mountain and seat of the gods.
Atlas is described as holding lofty pillars that keep earth and heaven apart.
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