Motif
Divine council chooses nonintervention
divine_council_chooses_nonintervention
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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greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE PHOCAIS / THE MARGITES / THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE; lines 8436-8539 confidence: high
Zeus calls the gods to heaven, shows them the armies, compares the host to Centaurs and Giants, and asks which gods will help the Frogs or the Mice; he asks Athena about aiding the Mice because of their presence at her temple and sacrifices.
Zeus asks the gods which side they will aid, but Athena argues that they should not help either host, and the other gods agree to watch from heaven.
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