Motif
Ambush at water with divine war leaders and personified violence
ambush_at_water_with_divine_war_leaders_and_personified_violence
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat 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 SEVENTH BATTLE, FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS.THE ACTS OF MENELAUS. / BOOK XVIII. / ARGUMENT. / THE GRIEF OF ACHILLES, AND NEW ARMOUR MADE HIM BY VULCAN.; lines 17981-18123 confidence: medium
The war city shows two hosts around a town, townsmen preparing ambush, families on turrets, Pallas and Mars leading, and spies watching for flocks and herds at a stream.
The shield's war scene places an ambush beside a silver flood, led by Pallas and Mars, ending with battle and the figures Tumult, Contention, and Fate.
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