Motif
fated heroic last stand induced by divine deception
fated_heroic_last_stand_induced_by_divine_deception
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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greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / BOOK XXII. / ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR.; lines 20506-20643 confidence: high
“Jove lifts the golden balances” and weighs the heroes’ destinies; Hector’s scale sinks, “Heavy with death.”
The disguised goddess urges Hector to cease flight and stand, after Jove’s scales have already marked Hector for death.
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