Motif
monster ravages land and is slain by hero
monster_ravages_land_and_is_slain_by_hero
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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 SECOND BATTLE, AND THE DISTRESS OF THE GREEKS. / BOOK IX. / ARGUMENT. / THE EMBASSY TO ACHILLES.; lines 9613-9742 confidence: high
At rocky Calydon, Aetolians and Curetes fight; Cynthia sends a monstrous boar because of neglected sacrifice; the boar devastates fields and forests, Meleager kills it, a dispute over spoils begins, and Meleager's rage rises.
The monstrous boar destroys harvests and forests and kills chiefs before Meleager kills it.
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