Motif
fallen chief protected by companions
fallen_chief_protected_by_companions
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT. / BOOK XIV. / JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS.; lines 14089-14214 confidence: high
The passage compares Hector's fall to a mountain-oak struck by Jove's fiery bolt; Hector lies prostrate, drops his lance, and his armor clanks on the ground.
Hector is felled and presumed vulnerable, but allied leaders cover him with shields and remove him from the battlefield.
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