Motif
sealing the household before combat
sealing_the_household_before_combat
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Apotropaic Protection and Sympathetic Magic. 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 XVIII / BOOK XIX / BOOK XX / BOOK XXI; lines 9505-9596 confidence: high
Eumaeus brings the bow to Ulysses, tells Euryclea to close the women's apartments, and Euryclea obeys.
The women's doors are closed with instructions not to come out if fighting is heard, and the outer gates are fastened with a cable before Ulysses completes the bow trial.
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