Motif
armed vow to defend against unjust judgement
armed_vow_to_defend_against_unjust_judgement
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech 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 Argonautica BOOK I / BOOK II / BOOK III / BOOK IV; lines 4786-4864 confidence: high
The men she implores try to reassure her, shake sharp spears, draw swords, and swear to give aid if she faces an unrighteous judgement.
The chieftains draw weapons and swear they will not hold back from aiding Medea if she meets an unrighteous judgement.
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