Motif
single combat between representative champions
single_combat_between_representative_champions
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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 EPISODES OF GLAUCUS AND DIOMED, AND OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE. / BOOK VII. / ARGUMENT / THE SINGLE COMBAT OF HECTOR AND AJAX.; lines 7815-7958 confidence: high
Ajax arms in bright steel, advances with a massive javelin, heartens the Argives, terrifies Troy, and makes Hector pause though Hector cannot retreat from his own challenge.
Ajax and Hector fight as leading champions while their armies watch and react.
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