Motif
divine arming before battle
divine_arming_before_battle
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE GRIEF OF ACHILLES, AND NEW ARMOUR MADE HIM BY VULCAN. / BOOK XIX. / ARGUMENT. / THE RECONCILIATION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON.; lines 18220-18337 confidence: high
"The immortal arms the goddess-mother bears / Swift to her son"
Achilles receives radiant armor made by Vulcan and is moved toward renewed combat.
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