Motif
Divine dream apparition bearing reassurance
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A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Odyssey BOOK II / BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV; lines 2241-2286 confidence: high
Minerva makes a vision in the likeness of Iphthime, Penelope’s sister, sends it to Ulysses’ house, and it enters Penelope’s room through the door’s thong-hole and hovers over her head.
A goddess sends a dream-vision to a distressed sleeper, and the sleeper wakes refreshed and comforted after receiving the message.
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