Motif
single combat to settle a collective war
single_combat_to_settle_a_collective_war
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.
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greek
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The Iliad THE TRIAL OF THE ARMY, AND CATALOGUE OF THE FORCES. / BOOK III. / ARGUMENT. / THE DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS.; lines 4167-4303 confidence: high
The argument summarizes: single combat between Menelaus and Paris is agreed to by Hector's intervention; Iris calls Helen; Priam and counsellors observe; oaths are taken; Paris is overcome and removed by Venus in a cloud; Agamemnon demands Helen's restoration.
The argument and Paris' speech present a duel between Menelaus and Paris as a means to determine the war and allow the armies to cease fighting.
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