Motif
animal and natural-force similes for heroic battle
animal_and_natural_force_similes_for_heroic_battle
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS / BOOK XVII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SEVENTH BATTLE, FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS.THE ACTS OF MENELAUS.; lines 17286-17409 confidence: high
A lion simile frames Atrides' reluctant withdrawal; he fears Patroclus may be taken and exhorts his train to guard the relics and remember Patroclus' virtues.
The passage compares warriors and battle movement to a lion, eagle, hounds and boar, consuming fire, mules hauling timber, a divided flood, cranes, and a falcon.
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