Motif
Amazonian warrior maiden in battle
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat 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 X / PUBLI VERGILI MARONIS / AENEIDOS / LIBER XI; lines 9161-9237 confidence: high
Camilla exults amid slaughter as an Amazon; she uses missiles and a double-axe, and a golden bow and Diana's arms sound from her shoulder.
Camilla is explicitly called an Amazon, fights with missile weapons and axe, leads female companions, and is compared to Amazon bands around Hippolyte and Penthesilea.
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