Motif
aged champion overcomes youthful challenger
aged_champion_overcomes_youthful_challenger
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END / BOOK FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET; lines 3046-3130 confidence: high
Acestes urges Entellus not to let the prize go uncontested, citing Eryx and Sicilian renown; Entellus says glory remains but old age has dulled his blood and limbs.
Entellus is weakened by age and contrasted with younger, quicker Dares, yet after a fall he rallies and wins.
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