Motif
Heavenly omen inaugurates battle
heavenly_omen_inaugurates_battle
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Battle and War Portents. 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 THE PHOCAIS / THE MARGITES / THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE; lines 8436-8539 confidence: medium
Gnats sound the note of war with trumpets, and Zeus thunders from heaven as a sign of grievous battle.
After gnats trumpet the war-note, Zeus thunders from heaven as a sign of grievous battle.
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