Motif
opposing armies claim divine inspiration
opposing_armies_claim_divine_inspiration
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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 BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL. / BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 12542-12674 confidence: medium
Neptune inspires the routed Greeks at the ships; named warriors including Teucer, Leitus, Peneleus, Thoas, Deipyrus, Merion, and Nestor's son receive martial ardor.
Neptune inspires the Greeks, while Hector claims Zeus inspires Trojan arms.
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