Motif
limited mission with forbidden overreach
limited_mission_with_forbidden_overreach
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Forbidden Projects and Cosmic Overreach. 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 FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX. / BOOK XVI. / ARGUMENT / THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS; lines 15362-15506 confidence: high
Achilles sends Patroclus to save the fleet in Achilles' arms, tells him to rage through the enemy but not touch Hector, and orders him not to pursue to Ilion's walls because an adverse god such as Phoebus may destroy him.
Achilles orders Patroclus to save the ships but not fight Hector or pursue toward Troy, warning that rashness may bring divine destruction.
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