Motif
Deceptive image mistaken for reality
deceptive_image_mistaken_for_reality
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Illusion, Daydream, and Mistaken Reality. 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 Republic BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII. / BOOK IX. / BOOK X.; lines 23365-23487 confidence: high
The imitator is far from truth; a painter can paint craftsmen without knowing their arts and may deceive children or simple persons from a distance.
A painted carpenter shown from a distance can make children or simple persons believe they see a real carpenter.
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