Motif
fiery-eyed hero and monster boar combat
fiery_eyed_hero_and_monster_boar_combat
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745; lines 4158-4264 confidence: high
Meleager's eyes shine with fire, he slays the Calydonian boar, and Apollo kills him with arrows; Deianeira is linked with a poisoned robe holding doom.
Meleager's eyes shine with fire, and he slays a destructive wild boar with gleaming tusks.
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