Motif
protection of the dead from animal desecration
protection_of_the_dead_from_animal_desecration
A motif of the Heroic Funeral Rites and Memorialization family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
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 16721-16857 confidence: high
Trojan troops advance; Great Ajax says Patroclus' corpse and the defenders may be lost, and he calls chiefs to save Patroclus from the dogs of Troy.
Ajax calls for Patroclus to be saved from dogs, and Zeus protects the corpse from birds of air.
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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 16721-16857 confidence: high
Great Ajax sees Hector's attack, fears a fatal day for the Greeks, and calls on Greek chiefs to help save Patroclus from the dogs of Troy.
Ajax calls for Patroclus to be saved from the dogs of Troy, and Jove protects the corpse from birds of the air.
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