Motif
animal omen interpreted as war and peace
animal_omen_interpreted_as_war_and_peace
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Animal and Bird Omens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SECOND / THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY / BOOK THIRD / THE STORY OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WANDERING; lines 1916-1995 confidence: high
Four snowy white horses graze on the plain; Anchises says horses signify war but can also bear harness and yoke in concord, giving hope of peace.
Four white horses appear as an inaugural sight, and Anchises interprets them as a sign of war with a possible hope of peace.
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