Motif
immortal refusal to fight for transient mortals
immortal_refusal_to_fight_for_transient_mortals
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family War Deity and War Goddess. 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 ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE OF THE GODS, AND THE ACTS OF ACHILLES. / BOOK XXI. / ARGUMENT.; lines 19971-20111 confidence: high
Apollo refuses to fight for mankind and says men are “Like yearly leaves” that flourish and wither.
Apollo refuses combat, saying celestial wisdom should not fight over mankind and comparing humans to leaves that grow and wither.
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