Motif
night descent of a goddess commanding battle
night_descent_of_a_goddess_commanding_battle
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family War Deity and War Goddess. 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 11533-11638 confidence: high
"Pallas, descending in the shades of night, / Alarms the Pylians and commands the fight."
Pallas descends in the shades of night, alarms the Pylians, and commands them to fight.
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