Motif
heroic last stand under overwhelming attack
heroic_last_stand_under_overwhelming_attack
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.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE NIGHT-ADVENTURE OF DIOMED AND ULYSSES. / BOOK XI. / ARGUMENT / THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON.; lines 11427-11531 confidence: high
Hector breaks the Greek phalanx, avoids Ajax, and is aided by Jove, who sends fear into the Greeks; Ajax withdraws and is compared to a lion retreating under attack.
Ajax remains under repeated Trojan attack, with his shield filled by weapons, and retreats only slowly while resisting pursuit.
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