Motif
heroic battlefield rampage
heroic_battlefield_rampage
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE NIGHT-ADVENTURE OF DIOMED AND ULYSSES. / BOOK XI. / ARGUMENT / THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON.; lines 10926-11027 confidence: high
Agamemnon continues slaughtering; the Greeks follow; dust, horses, and chariots fill the plain; his attack is compared to a wind-driven forest fire that levels groves.
Agamemnon repeatedly kills opponents, drives the rout, and is compared to destructive fire and a pursuing lion.
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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 kills Dryops, Demuchus, Laoganus, and Dardanus; Laoganus and Dardanus are hurled from a chariot and sink to the nether world.
Achilles responds to Hector's escape by killing a long series of named warriors and standing amid widespread destruction.
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