Motif
Divinely made vessel carrying a heroic company
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A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family. 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 Argonautica THE ARGONAUTICA / BOOK I / BOOK II / BOOK III; lines 2959-3049 confidence: medium
Argus says the ship was fashioned by Pallas Athena, withstands blasts, moves swiftly under sail and oar, carries the mightiest heroes of Achaea, and includes Jason son of Aeson, Augeias of Helios' seed, Telamon sprung from Aeacus, and others descended from immortals.
Argus emphasizes that Athena fashioned Jason's ship and that it carries the mightiest heroes of Achaea through cities, gulfs, and ocean.
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