Motif
mountain vantage reveals hidden figures
mountain_vantage_reveals_hidden_figures
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Hidden, Distant, and Unveiled Sight. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE STORY OF OEDIPUS / THE THEBAID / THE EPIGONI / THE CYPRIA; lines 7817-7923 confidence: medium
Lynceus climbs Taygetus and sees Castor and Polydeuces hidden in a hollow oak; a notice says Castor was killed by a spear shot by Idas son of Aphareus.
Lynceus climbs the highest peak of Taygetus and sees Castor and Polydeuces hidden inside a hollow oak.
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