Motif
fallen companion provokes revenge
fallen_companion_provokes_revenge
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.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 14800-14931 confidence: high
Hector’s javelin misses Ajax but kills Lycophron, an exile and faithful servant at Ajax’s side, who falls from the high poop to the sand.
After Lycophron, Ajax’s companion, is killed by Hector’s cast, Ajax calls Teucer to seek revenge on Hector.
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