Motif
heroic battle rage and mass slaughter
heroic_battle_rage_and_mass_slaughter
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Battle Fury and Aristeia. 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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The Iliad THE RECONCILIATION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. / BOOK XX. / ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE OF THE GODS, AND THE ACTS OF ACHILLES.; lines 19315-19414 confidence: high
Achilles says Hector has escaped through the god of light and declares that Trojan ghosts will pay for Hector's flight.
Achilles threatens many Trojan deaths and kills a series of named warriors before standing blood-covered and still insatiate.
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