Motif
Warning against a deceptive sacred object ignored after ominous sign
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A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Cursed and Fatal Objects. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE EPIGONI. / ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE. / THE HERACLIDAE. / THE SIEGE OF TROY.; lines 9776-9867 confidence: high
Laocoon warns against Greek gifts and pierces the horse; the hidden arms rattle, but Pallas-Athene aids the Greeks with a miracle meant to deceive the Trojans.
Laocoon warns against trusting the Greek gift and exposes signs of hidden warriors, but the serpent deaths lead the Trojans to accept the horse as consecrated.
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