Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

divinely aided survival in strange land

divinely_aided_survival_in_strange_land

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

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • The Odyssey BOOK VIII / BOOK IX / BOOK X / AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONES, CIRCE.; lines 4399-4490 confidence: high

    A god guides the ship into a safe harbour, and the crew rests there for two days and nights, exhausted.

    An unnamed god guides the ship to harbour and later sends a stag for food.

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