Motif
Evils released from a sealed container while Hope remains
evils_released_from_a_sealed_container_while_hope_remains
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica INTRODUCTION / BIBLIOGRAPHY / HESIOD / HESIODS WORKS AND DAYS; lines 1623-1702 confidence: high
Formerly men lived free from ills, toil, and sickness; a woman opens the jar and scatters evils, while Hope remains inside by Zeus's will; plagues and speechless diseases fill human life, and Zeus's will cannot be escaped.
The woman opens the jar and scatters evils among men, but Hope stays within the jar under its rim.
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