Motif
protective hidden cult statue securing a city
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A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Relics, Cult Images, and Sacred Stones. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines 8965-9091 confidence: high
The hidden statue is the Palladium, a statue of Minerva destined to guard Troy’s safety as long as the Trojans possess it.
The Palladium, a hidden statue of Minerva, is said to guard Troy’s safety while possessed by the Trojans.
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