Motif
ancestral and dynastic obligation
ancestral_and_dynastic_obligation
A motif of the Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship 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 III / PUBLI VERGILI MARONIS / AENEIDOS / LIBER IV; lines 2863-2985 confidence: medium
Aeneas says Anchises' dream-image frightens him, Ascanius is being deprived of destined Hesperian rule, and the divine messenger sent by Jupiter brought commands; he concludes that he follows Italy not willingly.
Aeneas cites Anchises' dream-image and Ascanius' destined Hesperian inheritance as obligations behind the departure.
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