Motif
human warrior mistaken for or suspected to be a god
human_warrior_mistaken_for_or_suspected_to_be_a_god
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 5684-5812 confidence: high
Aeneas, of Venus' race, seeks Pandarus and asks whether the attacker is a mortal to destroy or an angry god punishing Troy for slighted sacrifice, in which case Jove should be propitiated with prayer.
Aeneas asks whether the devastating attacker should be called mortal or whether he is an angered god from the sky.
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