Comparative mythology corpus

Honor Paid To The Dead Through Ordained Violent Struggle

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 medium Both armies tug around Patroclus’ mangled body, trying to drag it either to the Greek ships or to Troy; Jove is said to have ordained the horror to honor the dead. record