Motif
outnumbered hero turns to dangerous supernatural aid
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. 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 I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTH.; lines 7825-7914 confidence: high
Phineus and a thousand followers surround Perseus; the household halls are filled with shrieks, arms, groans, and blood, while Bellona kindles the combat.
Perseus, surrounded and likely to be overwhelmed, warns friends to avert their faces and uses aid he calls assistance from an enemy.
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