Motif
Battlefield ambiguity between mortal and god
battlefield_ambiguity_between_mortal_and_god
A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation 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 BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 5684-5812 confidence: high
Aeneas sees the foe prevailing, finds Pandarus, invokes his skill with bow and arrows, and questions whether the attacker is mortal or an angry god punishing sacrifice neglect.
Aeneas questions whether the force destroying armies can be called mortal or should instead be treated as a god, concluding that a man should be destroyed but a god entreated.
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