Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

secret charms claimed to avert divine anger

secret_charms_claimed_to_avert_divine_anger

A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Protective Charms and Apotropaic Objects. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE FOX AND THE LEOPARD / THE FOX AND THE HEDGEHOG / THE CROW AND THE RAVEN / THE WITCH; lines 4982-4993 confidence: high

    A witch claims she alone possesses secret charms able to avert the anger of the gods and earns a living from this claim.

    The witch claims exclusive secret charms that can avert the anger of the gods.

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