Motif
marvellous nonhuman speech
marvellous_nonhuman_speech
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Knowledge Through Animals and Nature. 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 Iliad CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION. / THEODORE ALOIS BUCKLEY. / POPES PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER; lines 1555-1630 confidence: medium
The passage cites Homer's speaking horses and Virgil's myrtles distilling blood as marvellous fictions that exceed probability.
The passage names Homer's speaking horses as a marvellous fiction criticized for exceeding probability.
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