Motif
appointed day of death
appointed_day_of_death
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
"Each hath his own appointed day; short and irrecoverable is the span of life for all"
The father of Alcides states that each person has an appointed day and that the span of life is short and irrecoverable.
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