Motif
divine incitement of opposing armies
divine_incitement_of_opposing_armies
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.
3 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS. / BOOK IV. / ARGUMENT. / THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE.; lines 5358-5482 confidence: high
Each host joins battle under a god's inspiration: Mars incites one side and Minerva the other; Discord is personified as growing vast, stalking earth, and causing nations to bleed.
Mars, Minerva, and later Phoebus are described as inspiring, firing, animating, or exhorting combatants.
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The Iliad THE DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS. / BOOK IV. / ARGUMENT. / THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE.; lines 5484-5534 confidence: high
Apollo from Ilion's towers rouses the Trojan powers; war's fierce goddess fires the Greeks and shouts in the field.
Two divine figures are described as stirring the Trojan and Greek forces into battle.
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The Iliad THE DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS. / BOOK IV. / ARGUMENT. / THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE.; lines 5484-5534 confidence: high
Apollo rouses the Trojans from Ilion's towers; the war goddess fires the Grecian foe in the field.
The passage opens with Apollo rousing the Trojan powers and a war goddess firing the Grecian foe.
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