Motif
secrecy oath under threat in household crisis
secrecy_oath_under_threat_in_household_crisis
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Fidelity, Obedience, and Secrecy Vows. 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 ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS. / BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX; lines 8705-8786 confidence: high
Euryclea looks toward Penelope as if to tell her, but Minerva diverts Penelope’s attention. Ulysses restrains Euryclea and orders her not to reveal him, saying he has returned after twenty years of wandering and warning her of consequences if she speaks.
Ulysses orders Euryclea to keep silent about recognizing him and threatens consequences if she reveals him; she promises silence like stone or iron.
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