Motif
Amazon-like maiden warrior in battle
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family War Deity and War Goddess. 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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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH / BOOK ELEVENTH / THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA; lines 7629-7688 confidence: high
Camilla rages in battle as a quivered Amazon, using javelins, a battle-axe, and the golden bow and armor of Diana; she can shoot while retreating.
Camilla is called an Amazon, leads maiden companions, and is explicitly compared to Thracian Amazons around Hippolyte and Penthesilea.
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