Motif
divine storm power and cosmic ordering
divine_storm_power_and_cosmic_ordering
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Storm, Thunder, and Cosmic Combat. 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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The Iliad CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION. / THEODORE ALOIS BUCKLEY. / POPES PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER; lines 1555-1630 confidence: medium
Homer's machines are compared to Jupiter in terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering lightnings, and firing the heavens; Virgil's are compared to Jupiter in benevolence, counselling with the gods and ordering creation.
Jupiter is described both as shaking Olympus, scattering lightnings, and firing the heavens, and as counselling with gods and ordering creation.
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