Motif
hero temporarily bears the heavens
hero_temporarily_bears_the_heavens
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Cosmic Bearers and Sky Supports. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2929-3006 confidence: high
Hercules kills Busiris, delivers Atlas, is said to support the heavens for a time, and receives sheep or orange and lemon trees later represented as golden apples watched by a dragon in the garden of the Hesperides.
Hercules is said to have supported the heavens on his shoulders for a time to relieve Atlas.
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2929-3006 confidence: high
Hercules kills Busiris of Egypt, delivers Atlas from Busiris' enmity, advises the Mauritanian king, and is said to support the heavens for a time to relieve Atlas.
The passage says Hercules was said to support the heavens for a time on his shoulders to relieve Atlas.
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