Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

divinely induced panic in battle

divinely_induced_panic_in_battle

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 NIGHT-ADVENTURE OF DIOMED AND ULYSSES. / BOOK XI. / ARGUMENT / THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON.; lines 11427-11531 confidence: high

    Hector breaks the Greek phalanx, avoids Ajax, and is aided by Jove, who sends fear into the Greeks; Ajax withdraws and is compared to a lion retreating under attack.

    Jove favors Hector and sends fear into the Greeks, changing the behavior of warriors on the field.

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