Motif
aged champion returns under provocation
aged_champion_returns_under_provocation
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. 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 reproaches Entellus for inaction, invoking Eryx and Sicilian renown; Entellus says glory remains but age has weakened his body.
Entellus initially cites age and weakness but enters the contest after Acestes recalls his former fame and master Eryx.
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