Motif
rescue of an imperiled comrade by shielded companions
rescue_of_an_imperiled_comrade_by_shielded_companions
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE NIGHT-ADVENTURE OF DIOMED AND ULYSSES. / BOOK XI. / ARGUMENT / THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON.; lines 11427-11531 confidence: high
Wounded Eurypylus urges the Greeks to rescue Ajax from death; a troop advances with shields and spears, and Ajax joins them and renews the fight.
Eurypylus urges the Greeks to save Ajax from death, and a troop advances with shields and spears to guard him.
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