Motif
divine withdrawal from earth
divine_withdrawal_from_earth
A motif of the World Ages and Cosmic Decline family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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egyptian
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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians THE EGYPTIAN STORY OF THE CREATION / CHAPTER VII / LEGENDS OF THE GODS / THE DESTRUCTION OF MANKIND; lines 2703-2741 confidence: high
Ra remains unsatisfied after the blasphemers' deaths, says his heart is weary from living with men, and the gods answer that his power accords with his will.
Ra decides not to continue living with men, forgives some humans, but persists in retiring from earth and ascends to heaven.
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