Motif
oath before divine witness to test fairness
oath_before_divine_witness_to_test_fairness
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Witness, Proof, Ordeal, and Cosmic Oaths. 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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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR. / BOOK XXIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 21587-21727 confidence: high
The herald gives Menelaus the sceptre. Menelaus accuses Antilochus of robbing him of glory and reward and demands that he swear by the god whose liquid arms surround the globe and whose earthquakes heave the ground.
Menelaus demands that Antilochus stand by the chariot, touch the horses, and swear by a sea-encircling earthquake god that he did not use trickery.
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