Motif
city gates as refuge from pursuing death
city_gates_as_refuge_from_pursuing_death
A motif of the Threshold Guardian 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 ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE OF THE GODS, AND THE ACTS OF ACHILLES. / BOOK XXI. / ARGUMENT.; lines 20113-20221 confidence: medium
A ruler commands the gates to be opened for the fleeing throng and the brazen bars locked once the troops are within.
The gates are opened to admit the fleeing troops and then shut against Achilles, who is described as bringing death and desolation.
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