Motif
ancestral and household exhortation before last stand
ancestral_and_household_exhortation_before_last_stand
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. 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 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 sea and stand by the tents and ships; Nestor urges them to be men and remember honor, wives, infants, parents, ancestors, safety, and fame.
Nestor invokes parents, wives, infants, ancestors, safety, and fame to make the Greeks hold their position at the ships.
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