Motif
varied warrior deaths in battle description
varied_warrior_deaths_in_battle_description
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad CONCLUDING NOTE. / INTRODUCTION. / THEODORE ALOIS BUCKLEY. / POPES PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER; lines 1379-1468 confidence: medium
Homer’s battle descriptions are said to occupy about half the Iliad, include varied incidents and deaths, and rise in greatness, horror, and confusion; other epic poets, especially Virgil, are said to have drawn many comparisons from Homer.
The passage says Homer’s battle descriptions contain many incidents and different kinds of deaths, with no two heroes wounded in the same manner.
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