Motif
Bodily wounds as proof of service
bodily_wounds_as_proof_of_service
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines 8694-8768 confidence: high
The speaker lists many enemies he says he killed and then pulls aside his garment to show his breast and wounds as evidence of service.
The speaker displays his breast and wounds to support his claim that he has served the Greeks.
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