Motif
warrior as destructive flood or torrent
warrior_as_destructive_flood_or_torrent
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE NIGHT-ADVENTURE OF DIOMED AND ULYSSES. / BOOK XI. / ARGUMENT / THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON.; lines 11305-11425 confidence: medium
Ajax attacks the routed enemy, kills Doryclus, wounds Pandocus, lays Lysander down, and is compared to a winter torrent tearing trees from the mountains and overwhelming the plains.
Ajax's rout of enemies is compared to a swollen winter torrent tearing trees from the mountains and carrying ruin to the sea.
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