Motif
Posthumous guardianship of the virtuous dead
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 Republic BOOK II. / BOOK III. / BOOK IV. / BOOK V.; lines 16453-16611 confidence: medium
Hesiod is cited that after death they are “holy angels upon the earth,” doing good, averting evil, and guarding speech-gifted men.
Hesiod is cited for the dead becoming holy beings on earth who do good, avert evil, and guard mortals.
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