Motif
wounded helper who still exhorts allies
wounded_helper_who_still_exhorts_allies
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.
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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 11427-11531 confidence: high
Eurypylus comes to Ajax's aid, strikes Apisaon with a fatal javelin wound, and is shot in the thigh by an arrow from Paris' bow.
After being wounded by Paris, Eurypylus retreats while encouraging the Greeks to aid Ajax.
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