Motif
battle for the body of the fallen hero
battle_for_the_body_of_the_fallen_hero
A motif of the Heroic Funeral Rites and Memorialization 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 Iliad THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS / BOOK XVII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SEVENTH BATTLE, FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS.THE ACTS OF MENELAUS.; lines 16721-16857 confidence: high
Hector addresses the allied hosts, says they came to fight and save Troy's race, and promises equal honors, spoils, and fame to whoever drags slain Patroclus to the Trojan side.
Both armies fight over Patroclus' corpse; Hector promises honor for dragging it away, while Ajax and the Greeks defend it.
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