Motif
Divine control of battle through weather and light
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance 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 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
Jove shakes his sable shield over Ida and the field; cloud, thunder, and lightning follow, and the battlefield advantage turns toward the Trojans.
Jove uses cloud, thunder, lightning, and restored sunlight to alter battlefield conditions and morale.
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