Source-groundedThe Iliad
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Read-only identity and editorial metadata.

Canonical name
Panic
Disambiguator
None
Kind
Animal
Scope
Individual
Editorial note
Personified character; the passage does not explicitly call Panic a deity.

Aliases

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No aliases recorded.

Location presence

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No presence observations in the processed scope.

Claims

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·Direct

Panic comes with Mars and Minerva as they inspire the opposing forces.

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“These were inspired of Mars, but the others by Minerva—and with them came Panic”
·Direct

Panic, comrade of blood-stained Rout, takes fast hold of the Achaeans.

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“Panic, comrade of blood-stained Rout, had taken fast hold of the Achaeans”
·Direct

Panic is depicted beside the Gorgon head on Agamemnon’s shield.

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“with Rout and Panic on either side”
·Simile

In the comparison, strong, dauntless Panic accompanies Mars to strike terror even into a hero’s heart.

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“his son Panic so strong and dauntless goes with him, to strike terror even into the heart of a hero”
·Direct

Panic is one of Mars’s horses ordered to be yoked as Mars arms.

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“orders to yoke his horses Panic and Rout, while he put on his armour”

Additional evidence

Evidence records not already represented by a claim.

4
·Direct
“with them came Panic, Rout, and Strife whose fury never tires”
·Direct
“Panic, comrade of blood-stained Rout”
·Simile
“his son Panic so strong and dauntless”
·Direct
“he gave orders to yoke his horses Panic and Rout”

Passage preview

Book 4 · Passage 33

As when some mighty wave that thunders on the beach when the west wind has lashed it into fury—it has reared its head afar and now comes crashing down on the shore; it bows its arching crest high over the jagged rocks and spews its salt foam in all directions—even so did the serried phalanxes of the Danaans march steadfastly to battle. The chiefs gave orders each to his own people, but the men said never a word; no man would think it, for huge as the host was, it seemed as though there was not a tongue among them, so silent were they in their obedience; and as they marched the armour about their bodies glistened in the sun. But the clamour of the Trojan ranks was as that of many thousand ewes that stand waiting to be milked in the yards of some rich flockmaster, and bleat incessantly in answer to the bleating of their lambs; for they had not one speech nor language, but their tongues were diverse, and they came from many different places. These were inspired of Mars, but the others by Minerva—and with them came Panic, Rout, and Strife whose fury never tires, sister and friend of murderous Mars, who, from being at first but low in stature, grows till she uprears her head to heaven, though her feet are still on earth. She it was that went about among them and flung down discord to the waxing of sorrow with even hand between them.