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Scaean gates

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Canonical name
Scaean gates
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None
Kind
Location
Scope
Individual
Parent location
Troy
Editorial note
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Present entities

Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.

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AethraeCharacter1 observation
·Direct

Aethrae reached the Scaean gates while attending Helen.

See evidence text
“She threw a white mantle over her head, and hurried from her room, weeping as she went, not alone, but attended by two of her handmaids, Aethrae, daughter of Pittheus, and Clymene. And straightway they were at the Scaean gates.”
ClymeneCharacter1 observation
·Direct

Clymene reached the Scaean gates while attending Helen.

See evidence text
“She threw a white mantle over her head, and hurried from her room, weeping as she went, not alone, but attended by two of her handmaids, Aethrae, daughter of Pittheus, and Clymene. And straightway they were at the Scaean gates.”
HelenCharacter1 observation
·Direct

Helen reached the Scaean gates with her two handmaids.

See evidence text
“She threw a white mantle over her head, and hurried from her room, weeping as she went, not alone, but attended by two of her handmaids, Aethrae, daughter of Pittheus, and Clymene. And straightway they were at the Scaean gates.”
AntenorCharacter2 observations
·Direct

Antenor was seated by the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“The two sages, Ucalegon and Antenor, elders of the people, were seated by the Scaean gates, with Priam, Panthous, Thymoetes, Lampus, Clytius, and Hiketaon of the race of Mars.”
·Direct

Antenor passed through the Scaean gates during the completed chariot journey onto the plain.

See evidence text
“bade his followers yoke the horses, and they made all haste to do so. He mounted the chariot, gathered the reins in his hand, and Antenor took his seat beside him; they then drove through the Scaean gates on to the plain.”
ClytiusCharacter1 observation
·Direct

Clytius was seated by the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“The two sages, Ucalegon and Antenor, elders of the people, were seated by the Scaean gates, with Priam, Panthous, Thymoetes, Lampus, Clytius, and Hiketaon of the race of Mars.”
HiketaonCharacter1 observation
·Direct

Hiketaon was seated by the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“The two sages, Ucalegon and Antenor, elders of the people, were seated by the Scaean gates, with Priam, Panthous, Thymoetes, Lampus, Clytius, and Hiketaon of the race of Mars.”
LampusCharacter1 observation
·Direct

Lampus was seated by the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“The two sages, Ucalegon and Antenor, elders of the people, were seated by the Scaean gates, with Priam, Panthous, Thymoetes, Lampus, Clytius, and Hiketaon of the race of Mars.”
PanthousCharacter1 observation
·Direct

Panthous was seated by the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“The two sages, Ucalegon and Antenor, elders of the people, were seated by the Scaean gates, with Priam, Panthous, Thymoetes, Lampus, Clytius, and Hiketaon of the race of Mars.”
PriamCharacter2 observations
·Direct

Priam was seated by the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“The two sages, Ucalegon and Antenor, elders of the people, were seated by the Scaean gates, with Priam, Panthous, Thymoetes, Lampus, Clytius, and Hiketaon of the race of Mars.”
·Direct

Priam passed through the Scaean gates during the completed chariot journey onto the plain.

See evidence text
“The old man trembled as he heard, but bade his followers yoke the horses, and they made all haste to do so. He mounted the chariot, gathered the reins in his hand, and Antenor took his seat beside him; they then drove through the Scaean gates on to the plain.”
ThymoetesCharacter1 observation
·Direct

Thymoetes was seated by the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“The two sages, Ucalegon and Antenor, elders of the people, were seated by the Scaean gates, with Priam, Panthous, Thymoetes, Lampus, Clytius, and Hiketaon of the race of Mars.”
UcalegonCharacter1 observation
·Direct

Ucalegon was seated by the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“The two sages, Ucalegon and Antenor, elders of the people, were seated by the Scaean gates, with Priam, Panthous, Thymoetes, Lampus, Clytius, and Hiketaon of the race of Mars.”
Priam’s chariotItem1 observation
·Direct

Priam’s chariot passed through the Scaean gates during the completed chariot journey onto the plain.

See evidence text
“bade his followers yoke the horses, and they made all haste to do so. He mounted the chariot, gathered the reins in his hand, and Antenor took his seat beside him; they then drove through the Scaean gates on to the plain.”
Priam’s horsesAnimal1 observation
·Direct

Priam’s horses passed through the Scaean gates during the completed chariot journey onto the plain.

See evidence text
“bade his followers yoke the horses, and they made all haste to do so. He mounted the chariot, gathered the reins in his hand, and Antenor took his seat beside him; they then drove through the Scaean gates on to the plain.”
HectorCharacter6 observations
·Direct

Hector reaches the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“Now when Hector reached the Scaean gates and the oak tree”
·Direct

Hector reaches the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“When he had gone through the city and had reached the Scaean gates through which he would go out on to the plain”
·Remembered

Achilles recalls Hector repeatedly coming as far as the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“So long as I fought the Achaeans Hector suffered not the battle range far from the city walls; he would come to the Scaean gates and to the oak tree, but no further.”
·Direct

Hector waits inside the Scaean gates with his horses.

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“Hector was waiting with his horses inside the Scaean gates, in doubt whether to drive out again”
·Direct

Hector stayed before the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“But stern fate bade Hector stay where he was before Ilius and the Scaean gates”
·Direct

Hector remained before the gates to await Achilles.

See evidence text
“but Hector still stayed before the gates, for his heart was set upon doing battle with Achilles”
AndromacheCharacter1 observation
·Direct

Andromache comes to meet Hector and stands beside him at the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“When he had gone through the city and had reached the Scaean gates through which he would go out on to the plain, his wife came running towards him, Andromache, daughter of great Eetion who ruled in Thebe under the wooded slopes of Mt. Placus, and was king of the Cilicians. His daughter had married Hector, and now came to meet him with a nurse who carried his little child in her bosom—a mere babe. Hector’s darling son, and lovely as a star. Hector had named him Scamandrius, but the people called him Astyanax, for his father stood alone as chief guardian of Ilius. Hector smiled as he looked upon the boy, but he did not speak, and Andromache stood by him weeping and taking his hand in her own”
nurse of Hector’s sonCharacter1 observation
·Direct

The nurse accompanies Andromache to Hector at the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“When he had gone through the city and had reached the Scaean gates through which he would go out on to the plain, his wife came running towards him, Andromache, daughter of great Eetion who ruled in Thebe under the wooded slopes of Mt. Placus, and was king of the Cilicians. His daughter had married Hector, and now came to meet him with a nurse who carried his little child in her bosom—a mere babe. Hector’s darling son, and lovely as a star. Hector had named him Scamandrius, but the people called him Astyanax, for his father stood alone as chief guardian of Ilius. Hector smiled as he looked upon the boy, but he did not speak, and Andromache stood by him weeping and taking his hand in her own”
ScamandriusCharacter1 observation
·Direct

The nurse carries Hector’s infant son to the meeting at the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“When he had gone through the city and had reached the Scaean gates through which he would go out on to the plain, his wife came running towards him, Andromache, daughter of great Eetion who ruled in Thebe under the wooded slopes of Mt. Placus, and was king of the Cilicians. His daughter had married Hector, and now came to meet him with a nurse who carried his little child in her bosom—a mere babe. Hector’s darling son, and lovely as a star. Hector had named him Scamandrius, but the people called him Astyanax, for his father stood alone as chief guardian of Ilius. Hector smiled as he looked upon the boy, but he did not speak, and Andromache stood by him weeping and taking his hand in her own”
Hector’s horsesAnimal1 observation
·Direct

Hector’s horses wait with him inside the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“Hector was waiting with his horses inside the Scaean gates, in doubt whether to drive out again”
PatroclusCharacter1 observation
·Reported

Thetis reports that Patroclus fought all day by the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“put his own armour on Patroclus and sent him into the fight with much people after him. All day long they fought by the Scaean gates”
AchillesCharacter1 observation
·Hypothetical

Hector foretells that Achilles will be slain at the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“on the day when Paris and Phoebus Apollo, valiant though you be, shall slay you at the Scaean gates”
AlexandrusCharacter1 observation
·Hypothetical

Hector foretells Paris being at the Scaean gates when Achilles is slain.

See evidence text
“on the day when Paris and Phoebus Apollo, valiant though you be, shall slay you at the Scaean gates”
ApolloDeity1 observation
·Hypothetical

Hector foretells Apollo being at the Scaean gates when Achilles is slain.

See evidence text
“on the day when Paris and Phoebus Apollo, valiant though you be, shall slay you at the Scaean gates”

Claims

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·Direct

Helen and her two handmaids arrive at the Scaean gates.

See evidence text
“And straightway they were at the Scaean gates”
·Direct

By the Scaean gates, Priam and the old Trojan orators sit on a tower and see Helen approaching.

See evidence text
“were seated by the Scaean gates, with Priam, Panthous, Thymoetes, Lampus, Clytius, and Hiketaon of the race of Mars. These were too old to fight, but they were fluent orators, and sat on the tower like cicales that chirrup delicately from the boughs of some high tree in a wood. When they saw Helen coming towards the tower”
·Reported

Priam orders Troy’s strong gates kept wide for the refugees and closed once the people are safe inside.

See evidence text
“Keep the gates,’ said he, ‘wide open till the people come flying into the city, for Achilles is hard by and is driving them in rout before him. I see we are in great peril. As soon as our people are inside and in safety, close the strong gates”
·Direct

The gates are unbolted and opened as a haven of refuge for the routed Trojans.

See evidence text
“they drew back the bolts and opened the gates, and when these were opened there was a haven of refuge for the Trojans.”

Additional evidence

Evidence records not already represented by a claim.

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·Direct
“the Scaean gates”
·Direct
“the Scaean gates”
·Direct
“before Ilius and the Scaean gates”

Passage preview

Book 3 · Passage 12

Thus spoke the goddess, and Helen’s heart yearned after her former husband, her city, and her parents. She threw a white mantle over her head, and hurried from her room, weeping as she went, not alone, but attended by two of her handmaids, Aethrae, daughter of Pittheus, and Clymene. And straightway they were at the Scaean gates.