Motif
Amazonic warrior maiden with female retinue
amazonic_warrior_maiden_with_female_retinue
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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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 is described as a quivered Amazon who sends javelins, takes up a battle-axe, bears the golden bow and armour of Diana, and shoots while retreating.
Camilla is called a quivered Amazon, leads chosen maidens, and her band is directly compared to Thracian Amazons around Hippolyte and Penthesilea.
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