Motif
differentiated heroic courage
differentiated_heroic_courage
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION. / THEODORE ALOIS BUCKLEY. / POPES PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER; lines 1379-1468 confidence: medium
The passage differentiates courage: Achilles furious and intractable; Diomede forward but responsive to advice and command; Ajax heavy and self-confiding; Hector active and vigilant; Agamemnon motivated by empire and ambition; Menelaus tender toward his people; Idomeneus plain and direct; Sarpedon gallant and generous.
The passage presents courage as a shared heroic quality diversified across several named Iliadic figures.
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The Iliad CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION. / THEODORE ALOIS BUCKLEY. / POPES PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER; lines 1379-1468 confidence: high
Homer is said to draw many varied characters and to diversify courage among Achilles, Diomede, Ajax, Hector, Agamemnon, Menelaus, Idomeneus, and Sarpedon.
The passage explicitly says courage is diversified across Iliad characters and gives multiple named examples with different traits.
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