Motif
divine procession in ordered heavenly bands
divine_procession_in_ordered_heavenly_bands
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family. 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 2246-2321 confidence: medium
Zeus, holding the reins of a winged chariot, leads and orders heaven; gods and demi-gods follow in eleven bands, while Hestia remains at home in the house of heaven.
Zeus leads gods and demi-gods in heaven, marshalled in eleven bands, while each god proceeds in appointed order.
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