Motif
earth as kin or source of a metal race
earth_as_kin_or_source_of_a_metal_race
A motif of the World Ages and Cosmic Decline family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
-
Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE ASTRONOMY / THE PRECEPTS OF CHIRON / THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS; lines 2439-2460 confidence: medium
Proclus reports that some attribute the Silver Race to earth, saying Hesiod in the Great Works makes silver of the family of Earth.
The passage reports that the Silver Race is attributed to earth and that silver is of the family of Earth.
read in the book →