Motif
substitute warrior in another hero's armor
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. 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 FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX. / BOOK XVI. / ARGUMENT / THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS; lines 15278-15360 confidence: high
The argument summarizes Patroclus asking to fight with Achilles' troops and armor; Achilles consents but warns him only to rescue the fleet; the Trojans mistake him for Achilles; Patroclus over-pursues to Troy; Apollo disarms him, Euphorbus wounds him, and Hector kills him.
The argument states that Patroclus asks to assist the Greeks with Achilles' troops and armor, and that the Trojans mistake him for Achilles when they see him in that armor.
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