Motif
divine adjuration in a philosophical contest
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A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Witness, Proof, Ordeal, and Cosmic Oaths. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Phaedrus PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION. / ON THE DECLINE OF GREEK LITERATURE. / PHAEDRUS; lines 1675-1779 confidence: medium
Phaedrus says, "I adjure you, by Zeus, the god of friendship," to give a real opinion.
Phaedrus invokes Zeus, called the god of friendship, to compel Socrates to give his true judgment about the speech.
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