Motif
divine command over battle waters
divine_command_over_battle_waters
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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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT. / BOOK XIV. / JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS.; lines 14089-14214 confidence: medium
The sea's ruler and Hector appear; at the god's call the sea rises in huge ranks as a watery wall around the ships, while the armies join and earth and ocean resound.
The sea god calls the sea into a wall around the ships during the battle.
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