Motif
monstrous animal as divine scourge
monstrous_animal_as_divine_scourge
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Rejected Warner and Communal Destruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome HECATE. / SELENE (LUNA). / ARTEMIS (DIANA). / ARCADIAN ARTEMIS.; lines 2782-2879 confidence: high
Oeneus neglects Artemis in a harvest sacrifice; Artemis sends a huge powerful boar that destroys grain and fields and threatens famine and death.
The boar sent by Artemis is extraordinary in size and strength and ravages fields, grain, and inhabitants.
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