Motif
Battlefield aristeia of Agamemnon
battlefield_aristeia_of_agamemnon
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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greek
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The Iliad THE NIGHT-ADVENTURE OF DIOMED AND ULYSSES. / BOOK XI. / ARGUMENT / THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON.; lines 10808-10924 confidence: high
As morning brightens and the fight remains balanced, the Greeks finally pierce the black phalanx and let in the light.
Agamemnon leads the slaughter, breaks through the Trojan phalanx, and kills several named or identified Trojan opponents.
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