Motif
Sacred cave with mortal and divine entrances
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A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Sacred Caves, Bridges, and Heaven-Earth Thresholds. 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 XII / THE SIRENS, SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS, THE CATTLE OF THE SUN. / BOOK XIII / ULYSSES LEAVES SCHERIA AND RETURNS TO ITHACA.; lines 5712-5817 confidence: high
At the head of the harbor are a large olive tree and a sacred overarching cavern of the Naiads with stone bowls, wine-jars, bees, stone looms, sea-purple robes, and water.
The Naiad cavern has one entrance by which mortals can descend and another, mysterious entrance that is the way taken by gods.
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