Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

enchanted invulnerability of arms and body

enchanted_invulnerability_of_arms_and_body

A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • The Argonautica THE ARGONAUTICA / BOOK I / BOOK II / BOOK III; lines 3779-3858 confidence: high

    Medea prompts Jason to steep the charm in water and sprinkle weapons; his comrades and Idas test the spear, but it remains firm and the sword-edge rebounds.

    The charm makes Jason's spear resist testing, strengthens Jason's body, and protects him from the bulls' consuming heat.

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