Motif
divine concealment of a threatened hero in a cloud
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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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 13610-13702 confidence: medium
Cytherea beats her breast and attempts to hide the descendant of Aeneas in a cloud, like earlier rescues of Paris and Aeneas.
Venus attempts to hide Caesar in a cloud, with the passage recalling Paris and Aeneas previously being conveyed or saved by similar divine action.
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