Motif
collective lamentation for a fallen defender
collective_lamentation_for_a_fallen_defender
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Lament for the Fallen Warrior. 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. / BOOK XXIV. / ARGUMENT. / THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR.; lines 23122-23268 confidence: high
The Trojan people leave the walls in grief, meet the mourning wain at the Scaean gates, and the wife and mother kiss the slain body and tear their hair.
The entire city mourns Hector, and individual laments by his wife, mother, and Helen are framed by collective weeping and formal song.
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