Motif
protective magical plant supplied by a divine helper
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A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Healing, Antidotes, and Protective Substances. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Odyssey BOOK VIII / BOOK IX / BOOK X / AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONES, CIRCE.; lines 4492-4586 confidence: high
On the way through the charmed grove toward Circe's house, Odysseus meets Mercury with a golden wand, disguised as a young man; Mercury tells him his men are in pigstyes and offers a protective herb.
Mercury gives Odysseus Moly, an herb that prevents Circe's spells from working.
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