Motif
Appeasement through compensation gifts fails
appeasement_through_compensation_gifts_fails
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity 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 REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 23583-23696 confidence: high
The argument says an injured hero withdraws to his tent with his troops; victory abandons the army; the general sends officers with compensation and magnificent presents.
The general sends officers with compensation and magnificent presents, but the hero persists in animosity.
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