Motif
Divine disarming before mortal death
divine_disarming_before_mortal_death
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX. / BOOK XVI. / ARGUMENT / THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS; lines 16343-16451 confidence: high
A god in dusky clouds strikes Patroclus from behind; his helmet plume falls, Jove dooms it to Hector’s helm, and his weapons and armor drop away.
Patroclus is first struck and disarmed by a god before Euphorbus and Hector wound him.
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