Motif
attempted fiery destruction of enemy ships
attempted_fiery_destruction_of_enemy_ships
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 THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON. / BOOK XII. / ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL.; lines 12026-12164 confidence: medium
Hector and Polydamas lead Trojans toward the works to attack the fleet and wall with flames, but a heaven-sent omen stops the host.
The attackers intend to wrap the Greek fleet and wall in flames, and Hector later rejects fear that all chiefs might die amid the ships' fire.
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