Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

divine rearming of the hero

divine_rearming_of_the_hero

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.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 23583-23696 confidence: high

    The hero, in despair, receives new armor from a divinity, reconciles with his general, returns to battle, wins victory, and slays the enemy chief.

    The hero receives new armor from a divinity before returning to battle.

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