Motif
slayer immediately slain by avenger
slayer_immediately_slain_by_avenger
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Mirrored Retribution. 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 DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS. / BOOK IV. / ARGUMENT. / THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE.; lines 5484-5534 confidence: high
The foe rushes on Diores as he pants for breath and drives a weapon through his navel, causing entrails and life to issue from the wound.
Pyrus kills Diores, and Thoas then kills Pyrus in turn.
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