Motif
Dream messenger announces death
dream_messenger_announces_death
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Prophetic Dreams and Dream Messages. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6594-6687 confidence: high
The synopsis of Fable VII says Ceyx goes to Claros to consult the oracle, is shipwrecked, Juno sends Iris to Sleep, Sleep sends Morpheus in a dream to Halcyone to announce Ceyx's death, Halcyone finds his body on the shore, and the gods transform both into kingfishers.
Juno sends Iris to Sleep, who dispatches Morpheus in a dream to inform Halcyone that Ceyx has died.
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