Motif
despoiling and wearing the hero's armor
despoiling_and_wearing_the_hero_s_armor
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 THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS / BOOK XVII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SEVENTH BATTLE, FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS.THE ACTS OF MENELAUS.; lines 16587-16719 confidence: high
Menelaus sees Ajax among the ranks, asks him to defend Patroclus' remains and restore the body to Achilles, and notes that Patroclus lies naked and despoiled while Hector glories in the armor.
Patroclus lies stripped, Hector boasts of Achilles' arms as conquest, and then appears in the immortal armor.
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