Motif
ominous serpent carried by a bird
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A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Animal, Bodily, and Environmental Omens. 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 Iliad THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON. / BOOK XII. / ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL.; lines 11778-11898 confidence: medium
Book XII argument: Hector attacks the Greek intrenchments; Polydamas advises leaving the chariots; an eagle with a serpent appears on the Trojans' left; Polydamas urges withdrawal, Hector opposes him, and the attack continues.
The argument reports an eagle with a serpent in its talons appearing on the Trojans' left, prompting Polydamas to try to withdraw the army.
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