Motif
Divine suspension of battle through a champion duel
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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 EPISODES OF GLAUCUS AND DIOMED, AND OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE. / BOOK VII. / ARGUMENT / THE SINGLE COMBAT OF HECTOR AND AJAX.; lines 7556-7673 confidence: high
The argument says that after Hector’s return, Minerva fears for the Greeks; Apollo joins her near the Scaean gate; they agree to postpone the general engagement and incite Hector to challenge the Greeks to single combat.
Minerva and Apollo agree to suspend the day’s general battle and incite Hector to challenge the Greeks to single combat.
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