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.
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roman
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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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