Motif
last stand at the ships with no retreat
last_stand_at_the_ships_with_no_retreat
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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 JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 15183-15275 confidence: high
Ajax pauses under thick javelins, then stands near the oars, defends the ships, and inspires the Greeks amid attacks, deaths, darts, and fires.
Ajax tells the Greeks that there are no allies, walls, or city behind them, only the sea, and that their fate is in their own hands.
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