Motif
fire attack on enemy vessels
fire_attack_on_enemy_vessels
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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 JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 15183-15275 confidence: high
Hector grasps the high stern and commands the bringing of flames, saying Jove now calls them to arms and supports their fires.
Hector orders flames, the Trojans approach with flaming brands, and Ajax kills those who try to burn the black ships.
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