Motif
death revealed through a divinely sent dream or vision
death_revealed_through_a_divinely_sent_dream_or_vision
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception 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 Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6762-6840 confidence: medium
Juno rejects prayer for the dead Ceyx and commands Iris to go to Sleep and have him send Halcyone a truthful vision in Ceyx's form; Iris travels in thousand-coloured garments to Sleep's rock-concealed abode.
Juno orders Iris to go to Sleep and command him to send Halcyone a vision in the form of dead Ceyx to tell her the real misfortune.
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