person
Tobias
also: son of Tobit
The young traveler of the Book of Tobit, guarded on his journey by the archangel Raphael in human disguise; Rilke recalls the 'days of Tobias,' when one of the radiant angels could stand at a simple house-door, no longer terrible.
Reading notes
- Duino Elegies §2 Tobias
The young traveler of the Book of Tobit, guarded by the archangel Raphael in disguise; the 'days of Tobias' are when angels still walked familiarly among men.