Motif
prayer answered by ambiguous divine sign
prayer_answered_by_ambiguous_divine_sign
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Dream Interpretation, Divination, and Omen Responses. 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 Iliad JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 14667-14798 confidence: high
The Greeks pray in despair; Nestor invokes former offerings and asks Jove to preserve the ships from flame and save the Greek remnant.
Nestor prays for rescue; Jove answers with thunder, but the Trojans misread the sign as encouraging their attack.
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