Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

expelled divine troublemaker causing human discord

expelled_divine_troublemaker_causing_human_discord

A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Household, Ritual, and Boundary Breaches. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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greek roman

  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome TYCHE (FORTUNA) AND ANANKE (NECESSITAS). / TYCHE (FORTUNA). / FORTUNA. / ANANKE (NECESSITAS).; lines 4767-4807 confidence: high

    Ate instigates Hera to deprive Heracles of his birthright; Zeus seizes Ate by the hair, hurls her from Olympus, forbids her return, and she wanders among humans causing discord and harmful actions.

    Ate is expelled from Olympus by Zeus after instigating harm and thereafter wanders among humans sowing dissension and mischief.

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