Motif
Hero singles out enemy champion
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE RECONCILIATION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. / BOOK XX. / ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE OF THE GODS, AND THE ACTS OF ACHILLES.; lines 18750-18901 confidence: high
Achilles, filled with more than mortal rage, seeks Hector alone, bursts through the ranks like lightning, and vows to glut the war-god with Hector's blood.
Achilles seeks Hector alone and charges through the ranks toward him.
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