Motif
Counter-music neutralizes supernatural song
counter_music_neutralizes_supernatural_song
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 Argonautica BOOK I / BOOK II / BOOK III / BOOK IV; lines 4704-4784 confidence: high
The Sirens sing to the heroes; Orpheus plays his lyre so their ears are filled and the lyre overcomes the Sirens’ voice. Butes leaps into the sea and is saved by Cypris before losing his return.
Orpheus plays his lyre so that its sound fills the crew’s ears and overcomes the Sirens’ voice.
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