Motif
ancestral exemplar and son’s reputation
ancestral_exemplar_and_son_s_reputation
A motif of the Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship 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 DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS. / BOOK IV. / ARGUMENT. / THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE.; lines 5243-5356 confidence: high
The monarch finds Tydides with steeds, chariots, and Sthenelus, reproaches him through comparison with Tydeus, and recalls Jove forbidding aid while comets warned of the Theban war.
Tydides is judged against Tydeus’ deeds, while Sthenelus argues that the sons’ accomplishments at Thebes exceed those of the fathers.
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