Motif
Kin vengeance after mass killing
kin_vengeance_after_mass_killing
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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 Odyssey BOOK XXI / BOOK XXII / BOOK XXIII / BOOK XXIV; lines 10624-10722 confidence: high
Rumour spreads the suitors’ fate; the Ithacans gather, bury or ship away the dead, assemble angrily, and hear Eupeithes grieve for Antinous and urge vengeance.
Eupeithes grieves for Antinous and urges the Ithacans to avenge the deaths of sons and brothers.
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