Motif
Absent or shameful warrior blamed for communal ruin
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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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE ACTS OF DIOMED. / BOOK VI. / ARGUMENT. / THE EPISODES OF GLAUCUS AND DIOMED, AND OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE.; lines 7062-7192 confidence: medium
Hector says he will rouse Paris to war, calls him shameful and the ruin of Troy's race, and wishes earth and the dark abyss would take him.
Hector intends to rouse Paris and calls him the pest and ruin of Troy's race.
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