Motif
enemy scout captured as source of spoils and knowledge
enemy_scout_captured_as_source_of_spoils_and_knowledge
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. 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 EMBASSY TO ACHILLES. / BOOK X. / ARGUMENT. / THE NIGHT-ADVENTURE OF DIOMED AND ULYSSES.; lines 10589-10688 confidence: medium
The chiefs reach the place where Dolon's spoils had been laid; Ulysses stops, Diomedes carries the bloody trophy, and they ride toward the fleet.
Ulysses identifies Dolon as a scout sent by Hector to explore the Greek forces; Dolon's spoils and armor are brought back by the Greeks.
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