Motif
divine intervention in combat
divine_intervention_in_combat
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES; lines 4706-4757 confidence: high
Athena, daughter of aegis-bearing Zeus, meets Ares wearing the dark aegis and tells him not to fight, saying it is not ordained that he kill Heracles or strip his armor.
Athena warns Ares that he is not ordained to kill Heracles and later diverts Ares' spear.
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