Motif
divine prayer followed by hostile natural force
divine_prayer_followed_by_hostile_natural_force
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
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The Odyssey BOOK VII / RECEPTION OF ULYSSES AT THE PALACE OF KING ALCINOUS. / BOOK VIII / BOOK IX; lines 4270-4293 confidence: medium
Neptune hears the prayer; a much larger rock is hurled with force, falls just short of the ship, nearly strikes the rudder, and sends a wave that drives the ship toward the island shore.
A prayer is heard by Neptune immediately before the ship is endangered by a hurled rock and the sea wave it raises.
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