Motif
abandoned ruler's curse on a departing hero
abandoned_ruler_s_curse_on_a_departing_hero
A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
roman
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Aeneidos LIBER III / PUBLI VERGILI MARONIS / AENEIDOS / LIBER IV; lines 3113-3236 confidence: high
At dawn Dido sees the fleet leaving and the harbor empty; she strikes her breast, tears her hair, speaks of pursuit and flames, and imagines destroying Aeneas, his companions, Ascanius, and the father and son.
Dido sees Aeneas' fleet leave, laments the betrayal, invokes deities, and curses Aeneas with war, exile, family separation, premature death, and lack of burial.
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