Motif
divine command mediated by messengers
divine_command_mediated_by_messengers
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Messengers and Prophets. 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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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / BOOK XXIV. / ARGUMENT. / THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR.; lines 22278-22424 confidence: high
“Arise, O Thetis! ... 'Tis Jove that calls.” Thetis asks why Jove calls her to the hated skies.
Jove sends Iris to Thetis and Priam, while Hermes is appointed as Priam's protector and escort.
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