Motif
heroic defender as moving tower
heroic_defender_as_moving_tower
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 JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 15059-15181 confidence: high
Ajax appears first, majestic and huge, swinging a twenty-cubit iron-studded mace and striding across the decks like a moving tower.
Ajax is described as a moving tower above the bands while striding along the decks with a huge mace.
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