Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Deity’s favour and displeasure control fertility and famine

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A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek roman

  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PALLAS-ATHENE (MINERVA). / MINERVA. / THEMIS. / VESTA.; lines 1634-1698 confidence: high

    Demeter’s favour brings rich harvests and fruitful crops; her displeasure causes blight, drought, and famine.

    Demeter’s favour brings harvests and crops, while her displeasure causes blight, drought, and famine.

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