Motif
Divinely arranged encounter with helper
divinely_arranged_encounter_with_helper
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 Odyssey BOOK IV / BOOK V / BOOK VI / THE MEETING BETWEEN NAUSICAA AND ULYSSES.; lines 2794-2880 confidence: high
Minerva considers how Ulysses should wake; Nausicaa’s ball misses a maid and falls into deep water; the women shout and Ulysses wakes in his bed of leaves.
Minerva arranges for Ulysses to wake and later gives Nausicaa courage so she remains to meet him.
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