Motif
substitute warrior in borrowed armor
substitute_warrior_in_borrowed_armor
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 23583-23696 confidence: high
The hero's friend weeps and asks for the hero's arms and permission to fight in his place; the hero lends the armor but forbids combat with the enemy chief; the friend forgets the prohibition, dies, and the arms are taken by the conqueror.
The friend receives the hero's arms, enters battle in his place, disobeys the limit placed on him, and dies.
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