Motif
Heaven-defended city resists heroic assault
heaven_defended_city_resists_heroic_assault
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX. / BOOK XVI. / ARGUMENT / THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS; lines 16202-16341 confidence: high
Apollo defends Troy's tower as Patroclus strikes the battlements three times; on the fourth attempt a divine voice warns him that the wall is not fated to fall to him or Achilles.
Patroclus repeatedly strikes Troy's battlements, but Apollo stops him and declares the wall not fated to fall to him or Achilles.
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