Comparative mythology corpus

Substitute Warrior In Borrowed Armor

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Greek The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 23583-23696 high The hero's friend weeps and asks for the hero's arms and permission to fight in his place; the hero lends the armor but forbids combat with the enemy chief; the friend forgets the prohibition, dies, and the arms are taken by the conqueror. record