Motif
Monster's failed detection of hidden fugitives
monster_s_failed_detection_of_hidden_fugitives
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Escapes from Captors and Countertraps. 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 VII / RECEPTION OF ULYSSES AT THE PALACE OF KING ALCINOUS. / BOOK VIII / BOOK IX; lines 4170-4268 confidence: high
At morning the male sheep go out, the ewes wait to be milked, and Polyphemus feels the backs of the sheep without discovering the hidden men underneath.
Polyphemus feels the backs of the sheep but fails to discover the men hidden under their bellies.
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