Motif
hero armed with divine gifts before battle
hero_armed_with_divine_gifts_before_battle
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Heroic Arms, Armor, and Banners. 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES; lines 4410-4510 confidence: high
Iolaus says Zeus and the Earth-Shaker honor Heracles, urges him to bring the chariot to battle, and Heracles asks Iolaus to wheel the black-maned horse Arion and help him.
Heracles prepares for battle with armor and weapons, including greaves from Hephaestus and a breast-plate from Athena.
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