Motif
enchanted sleep disables the vigilant helmsman
enchanted_sleep_disables_the_vigilant_helmsman
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. 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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Aeneidos LIBER IV / PUBLI VERGILI MARONIS / AENEIDOS / LIBER V; lines 4112-4156 confidence: high
Palinurus refuses to trust the calm sea, quiet waves, deceptive winds, and clear sky; he stays fixed to the helm and keeps his eyes on the stars.
Palinurus resists sleep and holds the helm, but Somnus uses a Lethean and Stygian branch to make him sleep, leading to his fall into the sea.
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