Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

battlefield slaughter goddesses

battlefield_slaughter_goddesses

A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family War Deity and War Goddess. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

2 occurrences

1 traditions


greek roman

  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome TYCHE (FORTUNA) AND ANANKE (NECESSITAS). / TYCHE (FORTUNA). / FORTUNA. / ANANKE (NECESSITAS).; lines 4767-4807 confidence: high

    The Keres, said to be frequently mentioned by Homer, are goddesses who delighted in battlefield slaughter.

    The Keres are described as goddesses who delighted in battlefield slaughter.

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  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome TYCHE (FORTUNA) AND ANANKE (NECESSITAS). / TYCHE (FORTUNA). / FORTUNA. / ANANKE (NECESSITAS).; lines 4767-4807 confidence: high

    The Keres, frequently mentioned by Homer, are goddesses who delight in battlefield slaughter.

    The Keres are described as goddesses who delight in the slaughter of the battlefield.

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