Motif
Animal armies wage a mock-heroic war
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE PHOCAIS / THE MARGITES / THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE; lines 8436-8539 confidence: high
Ares equips the Mice; their armor and weapons include bean-pods, ferret skin, reeds, lamp centers, bronze needles, and pea-nut shells.
Mice and Frogs assemble in councils, receive heraldic messages, arm themselves, form ranks, and prepare for battle using animal-scale objects as weapons and armor.
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