Motif
absent champion invoked to restore courage
absent_champion_invoked_to_restore_courage
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Boasts, Taunts, and Exhortations. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Iliad THE DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS. / BOOK IV. / ARGUMENT. / THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE.; lines 5358-5482 confidence: medium
Trojans are frightened and give way; Greeks press on and spoil the dead; Phoebus appears from Ilion's height and urges the Trojans to fight, saying Achilles fights no more.
Phoebus urges the Trojans to fight by reminding them that Achilles, the feared warrior, is no longer fighting.
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