Motif
heroic courage proven in battle
heroic_courage_proven_in_battle
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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 ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL. / BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 12814-12921 confidence: high
Idomeneus contrasts cowardice and bravery, praises Merion's proven battle-worth and frontal wounds, and urges him to stop talking and take spears for war.
The passage gives an explicit contrast between cowardly fear and steady bravery, then applies the standard to Merion's proven worth and wounds won at the front.
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