Motif
clever praise rewarded
clever_praise_rewarded
A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR. / BOOK XXIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 21866-22001 confidence: medium
Antilochus takes the last prize with a jest about older heroes and Achilles; Achilles rewards his artful praise with a talent of gold, and the host admires him.
Antilochus turns his last-place result into a humorous praise of older heroes and Achilles, after which Achilles grants him a gold talent.
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