Motif
heroic spoils contested over a corpse
heroic_spoils_contested_over_a_corpse
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Arms, Spoils, and Trophies. 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 THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX. / BOOK XVI. / ARGUMENT / THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS; lines 16052-16199 confidence: high
Sarpedon lies on the sandy shore, defaced with dust and gore and stuck with darts; chiefs surround his corpse, and combat is compared to flies swarming around milk pails.
Armies and chiefs fight around Sarpedon's corpse; the Greeks eventually win the contested prize and Patroclus takes the radiant arms.
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