Motif
Divine inspiration of eloquence
divine_inspiration_of_eloquence
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Inspired Speech and Eloquence. 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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Phaedrus PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION. / ON THE DECLINE OF GREEK LITERATURE. / PHAEDRUS; lines 2910-3059 confidence: medium
Socrates proposes using Lysias' speech and his own as examples, and attributes his persuasive success to local deities and perhaps the Muses' prophets singing overhead.
Socrates credits local deities, the Muses' prophets, the Nymphs of Achelous, and Pan with inspiring his speech or rhetorical success.
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