Motif
Disguised deity incites a warrior
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Possession and Inspiration. 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 17147-17284 confidence: high
Minerva descends to aid the Greeks, draws a livid cloud around herself, assumes Phoenix's shape and voice, and asks whether Achilles' friend will lie as prey to dogs.
Minerva takes Phoenix's form to address Menelaus, and Apollo takes Phaenops' likeness to address Hector.
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