Motif
failed martial implement rejected and consigned to fire
failed_martial_implement_rejected_and_consigned_to_fire
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. 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 THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 5814-5955 confidence: medium
The Lycian regrets his rashness, says his shafts now provoke rather than kill, and vows that if he returns home he will break the bow and burn it.
The Lycian declares that his bow no longer kills and vows to break it and feed it to flames if he returns home.
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