Motif
outnumbered father-son pair against many adversaries
outnumbered_father_son_pair_against_many_adversaries
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Lone Hero Against Many. 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 Odyssey ULYSSES IN THE HUT WITH EUMAEUS. / BOOK XV / BOOK XVI / ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS.; lines 7224-7319 confidence: medium
Telemachus praises Ulysses' renown but warns that the suitors are numerous, listing fifty-two from Dulichium, twenty-four from Same, twenty from Zacynthus, twelve from Ithaca, and attendants.
Telemachus stresses that two men face many brave suitors and enumerates the opposing numbers.
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