Motif
Divine petition to a high god on behalf of a hero
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 The Iliad / CONCLUDING NOTE.; lines 117-192 confidence: medium
The passage opens as a concluding note of illustrations and lists captions including Homer invoking the Muse, Mars, Minerva repressing Achilles' fury, Briseis departing from Achilles' tent, and Thetis calling or entreating Jupiter.
Thetis is shown entreating Jupiter to honour Achilles, and another caption has Thetis calling Briareus to assist Jupiter.
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