Motif
lament over the dead companion
lament_over_the_dead_companion
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Lament for the Fallen Warrior. 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 THE GRIEF OF ACHILLES, AND NEW ARMOUR MADE HIM BY VULCAN. / BOOK XIX. / ARGUMENT. / THE RECONCILIATION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON.; lines 18478-18606 confidence: high
The council adjourns; Achilles returns to his tent, gifts are arranged, horses stabled, captives seated, and Brises sees Patroclus lying wounded.
Brises grieves Patroclus through bodily mourning gestures and a speech recounting his kindness and her own bereavements.
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