Motif
messenger mediates divine conflict
messenger_mediates_divine_conflict
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Messengers and Prophets. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 14414-14560 confidence: high
Jove orders Iris to tell Neptune to leave the fight for his deeps or the fields of air, invoking elder birthright and superior sway.
Iris carries Jove's mandate to Neptune and then persuades Neptune to correct his rash response.
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