Motif
sacred city-protecting image required for conquest
sacred_city_protecting_image_required_for_conquest
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Relics, Cult Images, and Sacred Stones. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE EPIGONI. / ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE. / THE HERACLIDAE. / THE SIEGE OF TROY.; lines 9687-9774 confidence: medium
Odysseus captures Helenus, a prophet like Cassandra, and coerces him into revealing three conditions for Troy's conquest: Achilles' son, Heracles' arrows, and the Palladium.
Helenus states that the Greeks must obtain possession of the wooden Palladium of Troy.
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