Motif
honor at feast requiring valor in battle
honor_at_feast_requiring_valor_in_battle
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. 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 DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS. / BOOK IV. / ARGUMENT. / THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE.; lines 5243-5356 confidence: medium
The monarch reproaches the chiefs for standing distant, expecting others to fight, and being first at banquets but last in battle.
The monarch argues that chiefs who receive first honors at banquets should also be first in combat.
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