Motif
Dragon sentinel guarding precious treasures
dragon_sentinel_guarding_precious_treasures
A motif of the Serpent and Serpent Guardian family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome GANYMEDES. / THE MUSES. / PEGASUS. / THE HESPERIDES.; lines 5189-5203 confidence: high
The Hesperides fail to resist tasting the entrusted golden fruit, are deprived of their office, and Ladon becomes the ever-watchful dragon sentinel of the treasures.
The dragon Ladon is made the ever-watchful sentinel of the precious treasures.
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