Motif
communal intervention to halt dangerous heroic combat
communal_intervention_to_halt_dangerous_heroic_combat
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.
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greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR. / BOOK XXIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 22003-22136 confidence: medium
Diomedes and Ajax Telamon arm themselves, clash three times, exchange dangerous spear thrusts, and are stopped by the Greeks; Diomedes receives the sword and studded belt.
The Greeks, fearing for a hero's life, order the armed duel's honors to be shared and the fight to cease.
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