Motif
divine messenger sent with decree
divine_messenger_sent_with_decree
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Messengers and Prophets. 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 Odyssey PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION / HENRY FESTING JONES. / THE ODYSSEY / BOOK I; lines 390-492 confidence: high
Minerva proposes sending Mercury to Ogygia to announce the decision to Calypso, while she goes to Ithaca to strengthen Telemachus, confront the suitors, and send him to Sparta and Pylos for news of Ulysses.
Minerva proposes sending Mercury to Ogygia to tell Calypso that the gods have decided Ulysses must return.
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