Motif
heroic slaying of a destroyer of men
heroic_slaying_of_a_destroyer_of_men
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE MELAMPODIA / AEGIMIUS / FRAGMENTS OF UNKNOWN POSITION / DOUBTFUL FRAGMENTS; lines 5107-5140 confidence: medium
Scholiast on Pindar: Telemon, never sated with battle, brings light to comrades by slaying Melanippe, called blameless, destroyer of men, and sister of the golden-girdled queen.
Telemon brings light to comrades by slaying Melanippe, who is called a destroyer of men.
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