Motif
miraculous preservation of the dead body
miraculous_preservation_of_the_dead_body
A motif of the Heroic Funeral Rites and Memorialization family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
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 18220-18337 confidence: high
Thetis says the body of the slain will remain for whole years untouched, uninjured, and fresh as in life.
Thetis promises that Patroclus' corpse will remain fresh and then applies nectar and ambrosia to keep it from decay.
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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 18220-18337 confidence: high
Achilles worries about flies and worms defiling Patroclus' wounds; Thetis promises the body will remain untouched and fresh and tells Achilles to renounce anger before the Greek peers.
Thetis promises the corpse will remain fresh and then uses nectar and ambrosia so flies cannot consume it and decay is prevented.
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