Motif
Golden chain test of supreme power
golden_chain_test_of_supreme_power
A motif of the Supreme Ruler and Cosmic Sovereignty 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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The Iliad THE SINGLE COMBAT OF HECTOR AND AJAX. / BOOK VIII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SECOND BATTLE, AND THE DISTRESS OF THE GREEKS.; lines 8220-8319 confidence: high
Jove describes a golden everlasting chain: all powers together could not pull him down, while he could lift the gods, ocean, land, and the world, fixing the chain to Olympus.
Jove imagines all mortal and immortal powers pulling a golden chain in vain and contrasts this with his own ability to lift gods, ocean, land, and the world.
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