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Motif

pitiless hero rebuked by beloved companion

pitiless_hero_rebuked_by_beloved_companion

A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Faithful Spouse. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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1 traditions

greek

  • The Iliad THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX. / BOOK XVI. / ARGUMENT / THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS; lines 15278-15360 confidence: high

    "So warrd both armies on the ensanguined shore, / While the black vessels smoked with human gore. / Meantime Patroclus to Achilles flies; / The streaming tears fall copious from his eyes."

    Patroclus weeps before Achilles, appeals for pity toward Greece, and rebukes Achilles' rage and unforgiving mind.

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