Motif
warrior honor and burial
warrior_honor_and_burial
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 BOOK XXII, The Death of Hector confidence: medium
Hector asks for mutual oaths that the victor will not dishonor the corpse, and Achilles refuses any pact.
Hector seeks an oath protecting the defeated body, while Achilles refuses and threatens dishonor.
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