Motif
Hero dies by an enemy's arrow
hero_dies_by_an_enemy_s_arrow
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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica ENDNOTES / PREPARERS NOTE / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION; lines 816-912 confidence: high
The Aethiopis is summarized as including Penthesilea's aid to the Trojans and death, Memnon's arrival and fall, Achilles' death by Paris' arrow, and the dispute of Odysseus and Aias over Achilles' arms.
The Aethiopis summary says Achilles dies under the arrow of Paris.
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