Motif
divine heirloom passed from heaven to father to son
divine_heirloom_passed_from_heaven_to_father_to_son
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. 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 16587-16719 confidence: medium
Hector crosses the field, reaches the band carrying the spoils, leaves his own armor, and stands blazing in Achilles' immortal arms, described as made and given by celestial hands, passed from heaven to Peleus and from Peleus to Achilles; the narrator notes Achilles will not reach his father's years.
The armor is described as the work and present of celestial hands, given by heaven to Peleus and by Peleus to Achilles.
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