Comparative mythology corpus

Battle For Possession Of A Fallen Hero’s Body

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Greek The Iliad THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS / BOOK XVII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SEVENTH BATTLE, FOR THE BODY OF PATROCLUS.THE ACTS OF MENELAUS.; lines 16859-17004 high The combat is compared to conflicting fires. Darkness covers the fight over Patroclus’ body, though the surrounding field remains in clear sunlight; Nestor’s sons skirmish at a distance without knowing Patroclus’ fate. record