Motif
Prayer for courage restrained by peace
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica V. TO APHRODITE / VI. TO APHRODITE / VII. TO DIONYSUS / VIII. TO ARES; lines 7052-7068 confidence: high
The speaker asks Ares to hear him, calls him helper of men and giver of dauntless youth, and asks for a kindly ray, war-strength, release from cowardice, and suppression of deceitful impulses.
The speaker asks for strength of war and boldness, but also asks Ares to restrain fury and allow him to remain within the laws of peace.
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