Motif
Captive spared only for ransom
captive_spared_only_for_ransom
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. 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 REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 24479-24617 confidence: medium
Quarter in battle is said to have been given only for ransom; Agamemnon reproaches Menelaus for sparing a fallen enemy and kills the suppliant.
The note says quarter in battle was not usually granted except with a view to ransom.
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