Motif
Lone champion defending the city gate
lone_champion_defending_the_city_gate
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 ARGUMENT. / BOOK XXII. / ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR.; lines 20224-20361 confidence: high
The Ilians rush to their bulwarks, the Greeks advance near the walls, and Hector alone stands before the Scaean gate as guardian of Troy.
Hector alone remains before the Scaean gate as guardian while the other Trojans retreat inside.
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