Motif
Divine command transmitted through dream apparition
divine_command_transmitted_through_dream_apparition
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Prophetic Dreams and Dream Messages. 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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6842-6918 confidence: high
Iris praises Sleep and says Juno commands him to send Halcyone a vision resembling shipwrecked Ceyx in form.
Juno's command is carried by Iris to Sleep, who selects Morpheus to appear to Halcyone and convey news of Ceyx's death.
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