Motif
deceptive divine dream directing a king
deceptive_divine_dream_directing_a_king
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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1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines 8624-8692 confidence: medium
After a long period with the enemy inside Troy’s walls, the speaker describes making ambushes, defenses, encouragement, provisioning, and assignments; Jove’s dream-form deceives the king into ordering withdrawal from the war.
A king is deceived by a form in sleep linked to Jove and orders dismissal of the war effort.
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