Motif
Oracle-sanctioned marriage exception
oracle_sanctioned_marriage_exception
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Civic, Marriage, and Communal Signs. 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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The Republic BOOK II. / BOOK III. / BOOK IV. / BOOK V.; lines 15994-16145 confidence: medium
“if the lot favours them, and they receive the sanction of the Pythian oracle, the law will allow them.”
A prohibited brother-sister marriage may become lawful if favored by lot and sanctioned by the Pythian oracle.
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