Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Divinely affiliated singer with lyre

divinely_affiliated_singer_with_lyre

A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. 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 EXPEDITION OF AMPHIARAUS / THE TAKING OF OECHALIA / THE PHOCAIS / THE MARGITES; lines 8294-8325 confidence: medium

    "There came to Colophon an old man and divine singer, a servant of the Muses and of far-shooting Apollo. In his dear hands he held a sweet-toned lyre."

    The passage presents an old divine singer, servant of the Muses and Apollo, holding a sweet-toned lyre.

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