Motif
protective divine concealment of travelers
protective_divine_concealment_of_travelers
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.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil PREFACE / THE AENEID / BOOK FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE; lines 493-570 confidence: high
Venus surrounds the travelers with dull mist and a deep divine cloud so none may see, touch, delay, or question them.
Venus wraps Aeneas and Achates in mist and divine cloud so that no one can see, touch, delay, or question them as they enter the city.
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The Aeneid of Virgil PREFACE / THE AENEID / BOOK FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE; lines 493-570 confidence: high
Venus places mist and a divine cloud around the travelers so that none may see, touch, delay, or question them.
Venus wraps Aeneas and his companion in mist and cloud so they can move without being seen, touched, delayed, or questioned.
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