Motif
Hero wounds or threatens a god in battle
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family War Deity and War Goddess. 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 addresses the heroes, says Zeus gives power to slay Cycnus, and instructs Heracles to wound Ares beneath his shield but not take Ares' horses or armor.
Athene instructs Heracles how to wound Ares, and Heracles recounts previously striking Ares at Pylos.
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