Motif
defeated warrior hidden while victor seeks him
defeated_warrior_hidden_while_victor_seeks_him
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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 THE TRIAL OF THE ARMY, AND CATALOGUE OF THE FORCES. / BOOK III. / ARGUMENT. / THE DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS.; lines 4717-4821 confidence: medium
Menelaus rages through the field seeking Paris but cannot find him; the Trojans would have yielded the hated recreant warrior to so brave a foe.
Menelaus searches for Paris among the Trojan ranks, but Paris is absent, while even the Trojans would have yielded him up.
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