Motif
battle over the body of a slain companion
battle_over_the_body_of_a_slain_companion
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 16587-16719 confidence: high
The Spartan king asks Ajax to defend Patroclus' remains and restore the body to Achilles; the body is naked and despoiled. Hector has seized the dead and the armor, but withdraws when Ajax raises his shield, while the armor is borne toward Troy as a trophy.
Patroclus' corpse is the focus of defense, attempted seizure, restoration to Achilles, and proposed capture by the enemy.
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