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Prosperity of peace (1)

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Arrow
02 Religious and ideological symbols and iconographic motifs
02.07 Symbolism of weapons, tools and implements
02.07.01 Weapons and tools
02.07.01.01 Arrow
Erra
04 Religious and philosophical literature and poetry
04.01 Myths
04.01.05 Erra
Sword
02 Religious and ideological symbols and iconographic motifs
02.07 Symbolism of weapons, tools and implements
02.07.01 Weapons and tools
02.07.01.10 Sword

Keywords
peace

Period
5th century BCE
Greek Classical Age

Channel
Akkadian poetry
Greek poets

Text
Erra Epic 1.88-91:
(Seven to Erra:) ‘Over our battle gear spiders webs are woven … The points of our sharp arrows are bent; our swords, from lack of slaughter, have developed verdigris.’

Bacchylides 4.69-72:
On the iron-bound shield-grips the webs of tawny spiders appear, while pointed spears and two-edged swords are overcome by rust.

Sources (list of abbreviations)
Bacchylides 4.69-72
Erra Epic 1.88-91

Bibliography

West 1997, 543

West, Martin L. The East Face of Helicon. West Asiatic Elements in Greek Poetry and Myth. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1997.

Amar Annus

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