Motif
concealed divine intervention in battle
concealed_divine_intervention_in_battle
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL. / BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 12814-12921 confidence: high
Saturn's sons contend: Jove grants glory to Peleus' son and spares the Trojans for a time, while Neptune rises from the sea, aids the Greeks in concealed human form, and the armies are bound in an adamantine chain of war and discord.
Neptune aids the Greek force while concealing his aid in human form because he fears Jove's greater might.
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