Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

divine obstruction through storm

divine_obstruction_through_storm

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.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • The Odyssey BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV / BOOK V; lines 2474-2559 confidence: high

    Neptune, returning from the Ethiopians, sees Ulysses from the mountains of the Solymi, becomes angry, and says the gods have changed their minds but Ulysses will still have hardship.

    Neptune becomes angry at Ulysses’ progress and raises a storm with clouds, winds, and sea to impose further hardship.

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