Motif
single-combat challenge before assembled armies
single_combat_challenge_before_assembled_armies
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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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 7675-7813 confidence: high
Hector addresses Trojans and Greeks, says Jove prolongs the war, challenges the Greeks to select their boldest knight, and sets terms for body return, cremation, spoils, dedication at Phoebus's temple, and a monument by the Hellespont.
Hector publicly challenges the Greeks to choose their boldest warrior for a duel while both armies are present.
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