Motif
prophetic speaking horse warns of hero's doom
prophetic_speaking_horse_warns_of_hero_s_doom
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Prophetic Revelations and Presentiments. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Iliad THE GRIEF OF ACHILLES, AND NEW ARMOUR MADE HIM BY VULCAN. / BOOK XIX. / ARGUMENT. / THE RECONCILIATION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON.; lines 18608-18748 confidence: high
Xanthus bows and speaks by Juno's will, promising safety today but warning Achilles that doom must come; he says Patroclus fell through divine force, Apollo stripped his arms, and the Fates demand Achilles' death by mortal and immortal hands.
Xanthus, an immortal horse, speaks by Juno's will and foretells Achilles' fatal time.
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