Motif
thunder-god supremacy over waters
thunder_god_supremacy_over_waters
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Storm, Thunder, and Cosmic Combat. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE OF THE GODS, AND THE ACTS OF ACHILLES. / BOOK XXI. / ARGUMENT.; lines 19554-19691 confidence: medium
Achilles declares that river descent is inferior to his lineage from Peleus, Aeacus, and Jove; even rivers, the sea, springs, and Ocean fear Jove's thunder.
Achilles claims that Jove's thundering voice terrifies rivers, sea, springs, and Ocean, placing Jove above river powers.
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