Motif
triple funeral procession
triple_funeral_procession
A motif of the Heroic Funeral Rites and Memorialization family. 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 THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 25331-25485 confidence: high
The note says being led three times in order was a frequent funeral rite and that the Romans had the same custom, called decursio.
A funeral rite is described as leading participants three times in order, with Roman decursio given as a counterpart.
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The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 25331-25485 confidence: high
Being led thrice in order is identified as a frequent funeral rite; Romans had the same custom, called decursio; Alexander later renewed such honors for Achilles.
The note identifies being led thrice in order as a frequent funeral rite.
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