Motif
disguised deity receives mortal hospitality
disguised_deity_receives_mortal_hospitality
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.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PALLAS-ATHENE (MINERVA). / MINERVA. / THEMIS. / VESTA.; lines 1700-1774 confidence: high
Demeter, angry and sorrowful, leaves Olympus, refuses heavenly food, disguises herself as an old woman, wanders among humans, and rests at Eleusis near a well under an olive-tree.
Demeter disguises herself as an old woman, asks for service in a household, and is received by Metaneira's family.
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