Motif
Divine kinship prompting martial aid
divine_kinship_prompting_martial_aid
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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greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL. / BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 12676-12812 confidence: medium
The god of ocean, angry and sorrowful for his grandson, inspires the Greeks, goes to Idomeneus, and finds him after he has sent a wounded soldier to the surgeons.
The sea god is described as sorrowful for his slain grandson and then acts to strengthen the Greeks against the Trojans.
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