Motif
Immortal horses mourning a dead hero
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Natural Mourning. 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 SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS / BOOK XVII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SEVENTH BATTLE, FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS.THE ACTS OF MENELAUS.; lines 17006-17145 confidence: high
Achilles' horses, grieving Patroclus, weep, stand immovable, trail their manes in the dust, and resist Automedon's attempts to move them.
The passage presents Achilles' deathless horses weeping and refusing to move because Patroclus has been slain.
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