Motif
threatened burning of the ships
threatened_burning_of_the_ships
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS. / BOOK XV. / ARGUMENT. / THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX.; lines 14933-15057 confidence: high
Argive warriors are warned that Hector calls Troy onward and that flames are nearing the Greek vessels; they are urged to stake their fate on one decisive fight.
The Greeks are urged to act because Trojan flames are nearing the vessels.
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The Iliad THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON. / BOOK XII. / ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL.; lines 11901-12024 confidence: high
The first band includes Hector, Polydamas, and Cebriones and threatens the fleet with fire; other bands are led by figures including Paris, Deiphobus, Helenas, Asius, Antenor's sons, neas, and Sarpedon with Glaucus and Asteropaeus.
The attackers threaten and hope to burn the Greek fleet, and later flames appear along the wall battle.
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