Motif
combat halted by sacred mediation and nightfall
combat_halted_by_sacred_mediation_and_nightfall
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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 THE EPISODES OF GLAUCUS AND DIOMED, AND OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE. / BOOK VII. / ARGUMENT / THE SINGLE COMBAT OF HECTOR AND AJAX.; lines 7815-7958 confidence: high
Both heroes draw broad falchions, but the heralds Talthybius and Idus raise peaceful sceptres between the swords.
Sacred heralds step between the combatants with peaceful sceptres, and Idus says Night, figured as a goddess, parts them.
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