Motif
contest over the dead hero's arms
contest_over_the_dead_hero_s_arms
A motif of the Heroic Funeral Rites and Memorialization family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE THEBAID / THE EPIGONI / THE CYPRIA / THE AETHIOPIS; lines 7926-7961 confidence: high
The Achaeans pile a cairn and hold games for Achilles; a dispute then arises between Odysseus and Aias over Achilles' arms.
Odysseus and Aias dispute over the arms of Achilles after Achilles' death and honors.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines 8540-8622 confidence: high
Ajax says the Trojans brought fire, sword, and Jove against the Greek fleet, and that he protected a thousand ships; he asks for the arms in return.
The passage centers on rival claims by Ajax and Ulysses to receive Achilles' arms after Achilles is no longer present.
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