Motif
appeasement of heroic wrath
appeasement_of_heroic_wrath
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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 SECOND BATTLE, AND THE DISTRESS OF THE GREEKS. / BOOK IX. / ARGUMENT. / THE EMBASSY TO ACHILLES.; lines 9152-9280 confidence: high
Nestor advises Agamemnon, recalls opposing the seizure of the maid from Pelides' tent, says Agamemnon wronged a man admired by men and gods, and urges ending his wrath by prayers or gifts.
Agamemnon and Nestor frame the crisis as the need to end Pelides' fatal wrath by prayer, gifts, and embassy.
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