Motif
purification after violent household restoration
purification_after_violent_household_restoration
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Purification and Pollution. 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 XX / BOOK XXI / BOOK XXII / BOOK XXIII; lines 10017-10117 confidence: high
Ulysses purifies the cloisters and courts with fire and sulphur; women arrive with torches and embrace him.
After the suitors are killed, Ulysses purifies the house and courts using fire and sulphur.
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