Motif
world-bounding ocean on a crafted shield
world_bounding_ocean_on_a_crafted_shield
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Cosmic Scenes on Crafted Shields. 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 THE SEVENTH BATTLE, FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS.THE ACTS OF MENELAUS. / BOOK XVIII. / ARGUMENT. / THE GRIEF OF ACHILLES, AND NEW ARMOUR MADE HIM BY VULCAN.; lines 18125-18217 confidence: medium
The artist completes the broad shield and pours ocean around it, with silver waves seeming to bound the whole at the buckler's edge.
The completed shield is encircled by an ocean whose waves bound the whole at the buckler's verge.
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