Motif
city destruction by fire after capture
city_destruction_by_fire_after_capture
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE CYPRIA / THE AETHIOPIS / THE LITTLE ILIAD / THE SACK OF ILIUM; lines 8106-8167 confidence: high
Sinon, in the city by pretence, raises a fire-signal; the Greeks sail from Tenedos, those in the horse emerge, kill many, and storm the city.
The Greeks burn the city after storming it.
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