Motif
disputed prize settled through public arbitration
disputed_prize_settled_through_public_arbitration
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. 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 ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR. / BOOK XXIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 21587-21727 confidence: high
One speaker accuses the old man of hasty judgment; Idomeneus replies angrily, calls for a goblet or tripod stake, and says the king may judge.
A quarrel arises over race standing and prize entitlement; Achilles intervenes, and Menelaus later makes a formal public claim.
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