Motif
identity tested by hidden token
identity_tested_by_hidden_token
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Recognition Tokens and Identity Signs. 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 XX / BOOK XXI / BOOK XXII / BOOK XXIII; lines 10119-10211 confidence: high
Penelope says she is lost in astonishment and that if the man is truly Ulysses, they will understand one another through tokens known only to the two of them.
Penelope says there are private tokens known only to herself and Ulysses, then tests him by ordering the bed moved; Ulysses answers with detailed hidden knowledge of the bed.
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