Motif
heroic last stand before death
heroic_last_stand_before_death
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. 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. / BOOK XXII. / ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR.; lines 20645-20779 confidence: high
Hector's weapon is repelled; he calls for Deiphobus but no helper appears, and he says heaven wills his hour, Pallas deceived him, and Jove deserts him.
Hector accepts that he will die but resolves to perish greatly and attacks Achilles with his sword.
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