Ancient Wisdom Atlas

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

  • 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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