Motif
sacred tree as place of recovery
sacred_tree_as_place_of_recovery
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Tree Refuges, Recovery, and Preservation. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 6373-6515 confidence: medium
Sarpedon's friends lay him beneath a beech sacred to Jove; Pelagon removes the javelin from his thigh, and Boreas' gentle breath recalls his spirit from the gates of death.
The wounded Sarpedon is laid beneath a beech described as Jove's consecrated shade before his spirit is recalled.
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