Motif
lone hero surrounded but resolved to stand
lone_hero_surrounded_but_resolved_to_stand
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Lone Hero Against Many. 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 NIGHT-ADVENTURE OF DIOMED AND ULYSSES. / BOOK XI. / ARGUMENT / THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON.; lines 11171-11303 confidence: high
Ulysses stands alone on the field while Greeks have fled and Trojans pour on, collected in himself.
Ulysses is left alone when the Greeks flee, debates shame and danger, resolves that bravery means facing danger, and fights as Trojans close around him.
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