Motif
Substitute warrior wears 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 roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE EPIGONI. / ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE. / THE HERACLIDAE. / THE SIEGE OF TROY.; lines 9514-9591 confidence: high
Hector's Trojans penetrate the Greek camp and start burning ships; Patroclus asks Achilles to send him, and Achilles gives him command of the Myrmidons and his own armor.
Patroclus borrows Achilles' armor, leads the Myrmidons, and the Trojans believe Achilles himself commands them.
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