Motif
deceptive dream sent from a deity
deceptive_dream_sent_from_a_deity
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Prophetic Dreams and Dream Messages. 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 at Jupiter’s deception, while Coleridge says the supreme father of gods and men could employ a lying spirit to work out his will.
Dream is personified and described as fraudful, sent by Minerva from the skies in the quoted parallel; Jupiter’s deception is also discussed nearby.
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