Motif
weapon inheritance and transferred heroic prowess
weapon_inheritance_and_transferred_heroic_prowess
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. 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 EPISODES OF GLAUCUS AND DIOMED, AND OF HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE. / BOOK VII. / ARGUMENT / THE SINGLE COMBAT OF HECTOR AND AJAX.; lines 7675-7813 confidence: medium
Nestor recounts Ereuthalion bearing Areithous's arms; Areithous was known for a huge iron mace, was killed by Lycurgus's javelin from a thicket, and his arms later came to Ereuthalion. Nestor says he fought Ereuthalion and Minerva crowned his arms as the giant fell.
Nestor recounts how Areithous's distinctive mace-bearing arms passed to Lycurgus and then to Ereuthalion, who used them to challenge the strongest fighters.
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