Motif
mock-epic animal war
mock_epic_animal_war
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Animal-Fable Households, Enmities, and Speaking Creatures. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE PHOCAIS / THE MARGITES / THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE; lines 8541-8639 confidence: high
The melee begins with named fighters wounding and killing one another; warriors fall, spirits depart, and the lake and shore are stained with blood.
The passage presents Frogs and Mice as organized armies with named warriors, armor, speeches, battlefield deaths, and divine attention.
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