Motif
divine protection of a threatened traveler
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 II / BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV; lines 2241-2286 confidence: high
Penelope addresses the figure as her sister, laments her lost brave husband, fears for her son who has gone by ship, and says enemies are plotting to kill him before he returns home.
The vision says Minerva accompanies Telemachus, while Penelope and the narrator describe enemies plotting to kill him during his journey.
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