Motif
divine protection of a favored warrior in battle
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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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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL. / BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 13163-13283 confidence: high
Antilochus spears Thoon from behind, Thoon falls with imploring arms, Antilochus strips spoils, and Neptune is said to preserve him amid battle.
Neptune preserves Antilochus from hostile rage and intervenes to ward and blunt Adamas's javelin.
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