Motif
Divine concealment rescues a vulnerable hero
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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 THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 5957-6098 confidence: medium
Venus remembers Anchises, guards her offspring with a mother's care, shields him with her arms and veil, and carries him through horses and arrows from the fight.
Venus screens Aeneas with her veil, and Phoebus later casts a cloud around him to ward the mortal wound.
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