Motif
boast, counter-boast, and vengeance duel
boast_counter_boast_and_vengeance_duel
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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 THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS / BOOK XVII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SEVENTH BATTLE, FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS.THE ACTS OF MENELAUS.; lines 16454-16585 confidence: high
The son of Panthus looks on the dead hero, claims that his hand laid Patroclus low, and tells Menelaus to give up the spoils and depart alive.
Euphorbus boasts over Patroclus and demands spoils; Menelaus answers with an earlier killing of Hyperenor and threatens Euphorbus; Euphorbus replies by invoking his brother's blood before the duel.
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