Motif
Saving silence through bodily restraint
saving_silence_through_bodily_restraint
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Revealed Command and Divine Authorization. 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 Odyssey BOOK II / BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV; lines 1762-1847 confidence: high
Menelaus says Helen came with Deiphobus, circled the hiding place three times, patted it, named the chiefs, and mimicked their wives; Ulysses kept the men quiet and covered Anticlus's mouth until Minerva took Helen away.
Ulysses prevents Anticlus from answering by covering his mouth, which Menelaus says saved them all.
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