Motif
battlefield as harvest or threshing
battlefield_as_harvest_or_threshing
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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 RECONCILIATION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. / BOOK XX. / ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE OF THE GODS, AND THE ACTS OF ACHILLES.; lines 19315-19414 confidence: medium
The earth is described as deluged with blood and compared to Ceres' threshing floor; Achilles' horses, chariot wheels, and axles crush and drip with gore, while Achilles stands grim with dust and blood.
The dead and the action of horses and wheels are compared to grain on Ceres' threshing floor trampled by steers.
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