Motif
deceptive divine dream-message
deceptive_divine_dream_message
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.
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 23817-23945 confidence: medium
The note says Plato was scandalized by Jupiter's deception, while Coleridge comments that the supreme father of gods and men could employ a lying spirit to work out his will; a comparison to Paradise Lost is then cited.
The note discusses Jupiter's deception, a lying spirit, and Dream personified as a fraudful agent sent from the skies.
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