Comparative mythology corpus

Heroic Gate Defense By A Small Number Against A Larger Force

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Greek The Iliad THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON. / BOOK XII. / ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL.; lines 11901-12024 high Polyptes and Leonteus, Lapith-descended chiefs, guard the gates; they are likened to tall oaks and to wild boars, and they resist Asius' fighters while Greeks defend the wall and fleet with stones and darts. record