Motif
unrecognized deity seized by mortals
unrecognized_deity_seized_by_mortals
A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica IV. TO HERMES / V. TO APHRODITE / VI. TO APHRODITE / VII. TO DIONYSUS; lines 6991-7049 confidence: high
Dionysus appears by the sea as a young man in a purple robe; Tyrsenian pirates seize him, bring him onto their ship, and try to bind him, but the bonds fall away; the helmsman understands something is wrong.
The pirates mistake Dionysus for a king’s son, seize him, and attempt to bind him before his divine nature is revealed by failed bonds and wonders.
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica IV. TO HERMES / V. TO APHRODITE / VI. TO APHRODITE / VII. TO DIONYSUS; lines 6991-7049 confidence: high
Dionysus, son of Semele, appears on a headland by the sea as a richly dressed youth; Tyrsenian pirates seize him, bring him aboard, try to bind him, and the bonds fall away.
The pirates mistake Dionysus for a royal youth, seize him, and attempt to bind him before recognizing divine signs.
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