Motif
Prayer for visible death in daylight
prayer_for_visible_death_in_daylight
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Fate and Mortality. 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 Iliad THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS / BOOK XVII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SEVENTH BATTLE, FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS.THE ACTS OF MENELAUS.; lines 17147-17284 confidence: medium
Ajax says Jove has transferred glory to the Trojans and guides weapons against the Greeks; he urges efforts to save Patroclus' corpse and prays for the cloud to be dispelled and daylight restored.
Ajax prays that if the Greeks must perish, they may perish in the face of day rather than in clouded darkness.
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