Motif
mythic beings mediate between earth and heaven
mythic_beings_mediate_between_earth_and_heaven
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Sacred Caves, Bridges, and Heaven-Earth Thresholds. 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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Phaedrus Phaedrus / PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION.; lines 1114-1188 confidence: medium
The grasshopper tale is said to be suggested by the scene; the grasshoppers represent Athenians as children of the soil and as chirruping beings who tell the Muses in heaven about those who honor them on earth; the story marks a subject change and preserves the scene for readers.
The grasshoppers are said to inform the Muses in heaven about people on earth who honor them.
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