Motif
Disguised avenger destroys intruders
disguised_avenger_destroys_intruders
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Identity Disguises and Concealed Status. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE. / THE HERACLIDAE. / THE SIEGE OF TROY. / RETURN OF THE GREEKS FROM TROY.; lines 10487-10546 confidence: high
Odysseus asks to try the bow; the nobles mock him, but Telemachus intervenes.
Odysseus appears as a beggar, is mocked, then uses the bow to begin the killing of the suitors occupying his hall.
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