Motif
oracle-directed embassy for divine aid
oracle_directed_embassy_for_divine_aid
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Oracles and Prophetic Agents. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 13291-13376 confidence: high
A dire contagion infects Latian air; failed mortal and medical remedies lead Romans to Delphi, described as the centre spot of the world and oracle of Phoebus.
Romans consult Delphi, receive a command to invite Apollo's son, and send ambassadors to Epidaurus to request the deity.
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