Motif
Posthumous hero cult
posthumous_hero_cult
A motif of the Heroic Funeral Rites and Memorialization family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES). / BELLEROPHON.; lines 8325-8402 confidence: high
After death Bellerophon is honored in Corinth as a hero, and an altar is erected to him in the grove of Poseidon.
After death Bellerophon is honored in Corinth as a hero, with an altar erected to him in Poseidon's grove.
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES). / BELLEROPHON.; lines 8325-8402 confidence: high
After death, Bellerophon is honored in Corinth as a hero, and an altar is erected to him in the grove of Poseidon.
After death, Bellerophon is honored in Corinth as a hero and receives an altar in Poseidon's grove.
read in the book →