Motif
battle rage and vengeance after a comrade's death
battle_rage_and_vengeance_after_a_comrade_s_death
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Battle Fury and Aristeia. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL. / BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 13163-13283 confidence: medium
Helenus strikes Deipyrus on the temples with a Thracian blade; the helmet falls and remains a possible prize while Deipyrus lies dead.
Menelaus is described as raging with grief and turning toward Helenus after Deipyrus is killed.
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