Motif
divine concealment of recognition
divine_concealment_of_recognition
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family, within the sub-family Divine Concealment and Supernatural Recognition. 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 Odyssey ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX; lines 8705-8786 confidence: high
Euryclea looks toward Penelope as if to tell her, but Minerva diverts Penelope’s attention. Ulysses restrains Euryclea and orders her not to reveal him, saying he has returned after twenty years of wandering and warning her of consequences if she speaks.
Minerva diverts Penelope’s attention when Euryclea is about to reveal that Ulysses is in the house.
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