Motif
ambush at a narrow wooded mountain pass
ambush_at_a_narrow_wooded_mountain_pass
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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Aeneidos LIBER X / PUBLI VERGILI MARONIS / AENEIDOS / LIBER XI; lines 8955-9041 confidence: high
Turnus calls Camilla the glory of Italy, reports that Aeneas has sent light cavalry ahead and approaches over the mountain, plans an ambush at a forked forest path, and assigns Camilla, Messapus, Latin troops, and Tiburtines against the Tyrrhenian cavalry.
Turnus plans war trickery at forked jaws in a wooded path and occupies a curved valley described as suited to deceit, stratagem, and attacks from above.
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