Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

divine restraint of destructive winds

divine_restraint_of_destructive_winds

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

1 occurrences

1 traditions


roman

  • The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII INTRODUCTION. / THE METAMORPHOSES. / BOOK THE FIRST. / EXPLANATION.; lines 785-869 confidence: high

    God prevents the winds from making havoc by subjecting them to laws and assigning quarters; Eurus is the east wind, and Aurora is associated with the east.

    God assigns laws and quarters to the winds to prevent havoc in creation.

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