Motif
honored hero cremation with precious container and companion burial
honored_hero_cremation_with_precious_container_and_companion_burial
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Ritual and Funerary Practice. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE EPIGONI. / ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE. / THE HERACLIDAE. / THE SIEGE OF TROY.; lines 9687-9774 confidence: high
Ajax and Odysseus recover Achilles' body; Thetis mourns him; a funeral pyre is lit, the Muses chant, and Achilles' bones are put in a golden urn beside Patroclus.
Achilles is burned on a pyre, his bones are gathered into a golden urn, and they are placed beside Patroclus' remains.
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