Motif
War-band of lovers and beloveds
war_band_of_lovers_and_beloveds
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Symposium Symposium / SYMPOSIUM / INTRODUCTION. / SYMPOSIUM; lines 1240-1318 confidence: high
Phaedrus says that a state or army made of lovers and their beloveds would govern well, abstain from dishonor, emulate honor, and fight bravely beside one another; the text includes a parenthetical comparison to the Republic.
Phaedrus imagines a state or army composed of lovers and their beloveds who would fight beside one another and overcome the world.
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