Motif
rival claim to heroic object followed by self-destruction
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Arms, Spoils, and Trophies. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9133-9233 confidence: high
Authorities report the Ajax-Ulysses dispute as concerning either the Palladium or Achilles' armor; Ulysses wins, Ajax threatens or becomes mad, attacks flocks, and stabs himself with Hector's sword; Homeric underworld resentment is also noted.
Ajax and Ulysses dispute the Palladium or Achilles' armor; after Ulysses receives it, Ajax becomes mad and kills himself.
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