Motif
music or song as miraculous construction power
music_or_song_as_miraculous_construction_power
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Music That Builds and Musical Instrument Origins. 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745; lines 4158-4264 confidence: high
Zethus and Amphion built the walls of Thebes by playing on the lyre.
Zethus and Amphion build the walls of Thebes by playing the lyre.
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