Motif
ambush overcome with lone survivor
ambush_overcome_with_lone_survivor
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. 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 5243-5356 confidence: high
Tydeus is described as entering hostile Thebes alone, challenging chiefs at a feast, subduing them with Pallas’ aid, and defeating a fifty-man ambush led by Mason and Lycophon while sparing one survivor.
A secret squadron of fifty warriors lies in wait for Tydeus; he slaughters them and spares one to carry the tale.
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