Motif
Cosmic water boundary on a crafted shield
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A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Cosmic Scenes on Crafted Shields. 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES; lines 4607-4704 confidence: medium
Ocean flows around the rim of the shield, enclosing its work; swans soar, call, and swim, and fish are near the water surface.
Ocean flows around the rim and encloses the crafted work of the shield, with water creatures shown there.
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