Motif
vain augury before unavoidable death
vain_augury_before_unavoidable_death
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Death and Doom Omens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Iliad THE CONTENTION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. / BOOK II. / ARGUMENT. / THE TRIAL OF THE ARMY, AND CATALOGUE OF THE FORCES.; lines 4060-4164 confidence: medium
Chromis leads Mysians with augur Ennomus, whose inspiration is vain because Achilles cuts off his head and he rolls down Scamander among the dead.
Ennomus is an augur described as inspired in vain before Achilles kills him.
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