Motif
celestial armor for the hero
celestial_armor_for_the_hero
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Heroic Arms, Armor, and Banners. 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 CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION. / THEODORE ALOIS BUCKLEY. / POPES PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER; lines 1303-1376 confidence: high
Later epic poets are described as following Homer in army catalogues, funeral games, visits to the shades, detention from return by Calypso/Dido/Armida-like figures, absence from the army, and celestial armor; other Greek-source borrowings are also mentioned.
The passage says Homer gives his hero a suit of celestial armor and that Virgil and Tasso make the same present to their heroes.
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