Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

divine removal of human sense

divine_removal_of_human_sense

A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Possession and Inspiration. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE MELAMPODIA / AEGIMIUS / FRAGMENTS OF UNKNOWN POSITION / DOUBTFUL FRAGMENTS; lines 5107-5140 confidence: high

    Galen quotation: Zeus takes away sense from the heart of Athamas.

    Zeus directly takes sense from Athamas's heart.

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