Motif
Sleep induced by sacred plant-bearing deity
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A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Enchanted Foods and Potions Causing Binding, Sleep, and Forgetting. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome NEMESIS. / NYX (NOX). / THANATOS (MORS) AND HYPNUS (SOMNUS). / MORPHEUS.; lines 4603-4614 confidence: medium
Morpheus bears poppies and silently scatters their sleep-producing seeds over the eyes of weary mortals.
Morpheus carries poppies and scatters their sleep-producing seeds over mortals’ eyes.
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