Motif
divine appeal for preservation of the cosmos
divine_appeal_for_preservation_of_the_cosmos
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SECOND.; lines 2895-2997 confidence: medium
“O sovereign of the Gods... why do thy lightnings linger? Let me... perish by thy flames”
Personified Earth addresses the sovereign of the gods and asks him to save what remains and preserve the universe.
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