divine intervention in battle

greek

• The Iliad THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 6234-6371 confidence: high

  Mars hovers with a sable shield; after the blue-eyed maid retires, Apollo produces neas from his fane alive, unharmed, and vigorous from his wound, while battle-deities and battle-cries intensify the field.

  Multiple deities directly alter or intensify the fighting: Apollo restores neas, Mars hovers over the field, the blue-eyed maid withdraws, and Mars and Bellona accompany Hector.

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• The Iliad THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 6373-6515 confidence: high

  The speaker says Hector is aided by gods, that Mars appears in mortal arms, and warns: "Tis not with Troy, but with the gods ye fight."

  The passage repeatedly states that gods affect the battle: Mars appears in arms, Jove prevents Sarpedon's death, Minerva redirects Ulysses, and Mars presses the retreating Greeks with Hector.

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• The Iliad THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 6517-6649 confidence: high

  Juno surveys the carnage from the sky, grieves, says Mars aids Troy, and urges Minerva to arm and oppose force with force.

  Juno and Minerva respond to battlefield carnage, seek permission from Jove, descend to Troy, rally the Argives, and move toward aiding Tydides.

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islamic

• The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER VII / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 17237-17336 confidence: high

  The believers ask the Lord for assistance; he answers with a promise of a thousand angels in order, as good tidings and security, while victory is from God alone.

  The passage attributes victory, angelic reinforcements, dread among enemies, and the killing at Bedr to God's action.

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