Motif
boastful contestant humbled in combat
boastful_contestant_humbled_in_combat
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Boasts in Combat and Defeat. 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 REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 25487-25616 confidence: high
A note and cited Virgil lines describe Dares entering the lists, displaying strength, seeking a match, and boasting when none answers him.
Dares boasts and demands an opponent, while a later cited passage shows him carried away injured after the fight.
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