Motif
heroic hunt with contested spoils
heroic_hunt_with_contested_spoils
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome HECATE. / SELENE (LUNA). / ARTEMIS (DIANA). / ARCADIAN ARTEMIS.; lines 2782-2879 confidence: high
Meleager asks the celebrated heroes to hunt the boar; named participants include Jason and others, Althea's brothers, and the huntress Atalanta.
Meleager assembles heroes for the boar hunt, Atalanta first wounds the boar, Meleager kills it, and the head and hide become contested trophies.
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