Motif
divine aid to a hero at sea
divine_aid_to_a_hero_at_sea
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP / BOOK TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH; lines 6494-6567 confidence: high
Cymodocea tells Aeneas: “We are thy fleet, Idaean pines from the holy hill, now nymphs of the sea.”
The transformed sea nymphs seek Aeneas over the ocean, advise him, and physically speed his ship toward the battlefield.
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