Motif
invulnerable warrior defeated without piercing wounds
invulnerable_warrior_defeated_without_piercing_wounds
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family, within the sub-family Crushing, non-piercing, and alternate means that bypass weapon resistance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE TWELFTH.; lines 7423-7527 confidence: high
Achilles' heavy lance strikes Cygnus but avails nothing, bruising his breast only with a blunt stroke.
Cygnus cannot be wounded by Achilles' lance, spear, or sword, but is defeated when Achilles stops his breath with helmet straps.
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