Motif
Dangerous sight of deity
dangerous_sight_of_deity
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.
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 25331-25485 confidence: high
Ancient belief that it was dangerous or fatal to behold a deity; compared with Exod. xxxiii. 20 and Judg. xiii. 22.
The note states that beholding a deity was anciently believed dangerous or fatal.
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