Motif
attack on ships by fire
attack_on_ships_by_fire
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 14800-14931 confidence: high
At a high ship, Ajax and Hector contend: one seeks to fire the ships, while the other defends the vessel.
The fighting centers on efforts to reach and burn the Greek ships, including a warrior carrying a flaming brand and Hector’s call to spread glory with the navy’s flame.
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