Motif
divine patron strengthens a wounded warrior
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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.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 5684-5812 confidence: high
Pandarus, the Lycian leader, shoots Tydides through the shoulder with an arrow and boasts that the bravest Greek is bleeding, invoking Phoebus in his speech.
After Tydides is wounded and prays, Minerva restores his strength, cheers his spirit, and sends him back into battle under her protection.
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