Motif
deity invoked to enter and bless a song
deity_invoked_to_enter_and_bless_a_song
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Blessings, Healing, and Protective Charms. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica XXII. TO POSEIDON / XXIII. TO THE SON OF CRONOS, MOST HIGH / XXIV. TO HESTIA / XXV. TO THE MUSES AND APOLLO; lines 7271-7287 confidence: high
Hestia tends Apollo's holy house at Pytho, has soft oil dripping from her locks, and is asked to enter the house with Zeus and bestow grace on the speaker's song.
Hestia is asked to come into the house and bestow grace on the speaker's song.
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