Motif
hero slays armed opponent at armor gap
hero_slays_armed_opponent_at_armor_gap
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family. 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES; lines 4607-4704 confidence: medium
Athene encourages the heroes, says Zeus grants power to slay Cycnus, and instructs Heracles to leave Cycnus and his armor, wound Ares where exposed, then draw back without taking Ares' horses or armor.
Athene identifies Ares' vulnerable uncovered place, and Heracles kills Cycnus by striking an unguarded place between helmet and shield.
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