Motif
goddess-aided survival at the edge of death
goddess_aided_survival_at_the_edge_of_death
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Odyssey BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV / BOOK V; lines 2561-2653 confidence: high
Minerva helps Ulysses by stilling the winds except for a north breeze meant to calm the waters until he reaches the Phaeacian land safely.
Minerva controls the winds, helps Ulysses at the rocks, and preserves his wits after the text says he would otherwise have perished.
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