Motif
avenging a slain companion
avenging_a_slain_companion
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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 ARGUMENT. / BOOK XXII. / ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR.; lines 20645-20779 confidence: high
Achilles declares vengeance for Patroclus and says Hector will be mangled; Hector pleads not to be left for dogs and asks for sepulture, an urn, and return of his ashes.
Achilles kills Hector and explicitly connects the act to Patroclus' death and honor.
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