Motif
Terrifying underworld enforcers
terrifying_underworld_enforcers
A motif of the Afterlife Navigation and Passage family, within the sub-family Death Gates, Hell Pits, and Underworld Enforcers. 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 NYX (NOX). / THANATOS (MORS) AND HYPNUS (SOMNUS). / MORPHEUS. / THE GORGONS.; lines 4616-4661 confidence: medium
The Gorgons serve Aides, who uses them to terrify punished shades; the Furies scourge and torture those shades with whips.
The Gorgons are servants of Aides used to terrify punished shades, alongside the Furies who scourge and torture them.
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