Motif
contest over the arms of a fallen warrior
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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.
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greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL. / BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 13066-13161 confidence: high
A fight begins over slain Ascalaphus; Deiphobus takes at his helmet, Meriones wounds him in the arm and withdraws the spear, and Polites carries his brother away to Troy in a chariot.
After Ascalaphus is killed, Deiphobus tries to seize his helmet, and Meriones wounds him during the attempt.
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