Motif
predator-prey death chase
predator_prey_death_chase
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Transformative Pursuit and Escape. 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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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / BOOK XXII. / ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR.; lines 20363-20504 confidence: high
Achilles approaches with shining armor and Pelian javelin; Hector fears and flees from the gates, while Achilles pursues like a falcon after a dove.
Achilles pursues Hector around Troy, and the chase is described with falcon-dove imagery while Hector's life is the prize.
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