Motif
appointed day and inescapable heroic mortality
appointed_day_and_inescapable_heroic_mortality
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. 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 NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP / BOOK TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH; lines 6694-6752 confidence: high
Alcides hears, suppresses a sigh, and weeps; the father addresses his son, says each has an appointed day and short life, cites many fallen sons of gods and his own child Sarpedon, and says Turnus' fate also approaches.
The fatherly speaker declares that each has an appointed day, that life is short and unrecoverable, and that even sons of gods, including Sarpedon, have died.
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