Motif
suppliant stranger under protection
suppliant_stranger_under_protection
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Hospitality and Treatment of Strangers. 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 IN THE HUT WITH EUMAEUS. / BOOK XV / BOOK XVI / ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS.; lines 7025-7122 confidence: high
Telemachus asks where the stranger came from; Eumaeus says the stranger claims to be Cretan, a great traveler, fleeing a Thesprotian ship, and that he has taken refuge at the station as Telemachus’ suppliant.
Eumaeus says the stranger has taken refuge and is Telemachus’ suppliant; Telemachus discusses how to provide for him while avoiding danger from the suitors.
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