Motif
sleep of the high god enables battlefield intervention
sleep_of_the_high_god_enables_battlefield_intervention
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Iliad BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT. / BOOK XIV. / JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS.; lines 13984-14087 confidence: high
Sleep comes silently to Neptune and tells him to act while Jove rests, saying Juno's love and Somnus's ties have closed Jove's eyes.
Sleep reports that Jove's eyes are closed and urges Neptune to use the hour to check Troy; Neptune then rallies the Greeks.
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