Motif
Ally rebukes inactive leader to defend city, family, and altars
ally_rebukes_inactive_leader_to_defend_city_family_and_altars
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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greek
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The Iliad THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 6101-6232 confidence: high
Sarpedon rebukes Hector, says foreign allies are fighting while Hector stands idle, mentions his Lycian home by Xanthus, wife and infant, and urges defense of wives, infants, altars, and Troy against sweeping fate.
Sarpedon rebukes Hector for standing idle, describes his own distant home and family, and urges Hector to protect wives, infants, altars, and Troy from all-involving fate.
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