Motif
ancestral and familial exhortation to courage
ancestral_and_familial_exhortation_to_courage
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 JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 15059-15181 confidence: high
The Greeks retreat toward the main, stand by the tents and ship sterns, and Nestor exhorts them to guard the final shore.
Nestor appeals to honor, shame, wives, infants, parents, ancestors, safety, and fame to keep the Greeks from abandoning the day.
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