Motif
Ally intervention prevents single combat
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 6234-6371 confidence: medium
Menelaus attacks neas; Mars urges him toward danger; Antilochus joins him, and the Dardan withdraws from unequal force.
Antilochus enters to aid Menelaus, and neas withdraws when faced with the combined force.
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