Motif
predatory warrior singles out a victim
predatory_warrior_singles_out_a_victim
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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 JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 15059-15181 confidence: high
Hector is likened to a lion among cattle; Periphes, son of Copreus, trips on his shield, falls, and is killed by Hector's javelin.
Hector is compared to a lion scattering a herd and singling out a bull, then he kills Periphes.
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