Motif
Heroic wrath with destructive consequences
heroic_wrath_with_destructive_consequences
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Rage in Conflict and Battle. 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 Iliad / CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION.; lines 752-823 confidence: medium
The passage states that ballads about Achilles’ wrath and dire consequences may have surpassed the rest of the poetic cycle, while still finding it surprising that no Athenian workmanship or national spirit appears.
The passage explicitly refers to Homeric ballads about the wrath of Achilles and its direful consequences.
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