Motif
heroic exhortation against shame before battle
heroic_exhortation_against_shame_before_battle
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Boasts, Taunts, and Exhortations. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL. / BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 12542-12674 confidence: high
Neptune rebukes the Greeks for shame, cowardice, and danger to the ships, warning of infamy, death, bursting gates, and Hector at the wall.
Neptune's speech urges the Greeks to avoid infamy, remember fame, and choose victory or death at the wall.
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