Motif
failed stripping of a fallen enemy's arms
failed_stripping_of_a_fallen_enemy_s_arms
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Arms, Spoils, and Trophies. 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 DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS. / BOOK IV. / ARGUMENT. / THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE.; lines 5484-5534 confidence: high
Thoas draws out the spear, wounds the dying chief with a sword, tries to strip the corpse's arms, but withdraws when Thracian bands press him with many lances.
Thoas tries to take the arms of the dead chief but is forced away by the Thracian bands.
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