Motif
rejected invention after self-recognition in water
rejected_invention_after_self_recognition_in_water
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome JUPITER. / HERA (JUNO). / JUNO. / PALLAS-ATHENE (MINERVA).; lines 1430-1518 confidence: medium
Athene invents the flute, is laughed at by gods and goddesses for her facial contortions while playing, looks at herself in a fountain, throws the flute away, and never plays it again.
Athene discards the flute after seeing at a fountain the facial contortions that prompted divine laughter.
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