Motif
shield-wall defense of ships
shield_wall_defense_of_ships
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.
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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 14933-15057 confidence: high
The Greeks take heart, gather thickly, and flank the navy with a brazen wall of shields touching shields, stopping the Trojans though impelled by Jove.
The Greeks gather around the navy with shields touching, described as a brazen wall that stops the Trojans.
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