Motif
Contest for the fallen hero's arms
contest_for_the_fallen_hero_s_arms
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Arms, Spoils, and Trophies. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
-
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines 8694-8768 confidence: high
The speaker laments Achilles' death and says he bore Achilles' body and arms on his shoulders and now seeks to bear the arms away.
The speech is directed toward determining who should receive Achilles' arms, with the speaker arguing against Ajax and for himself.
read in the book →