Motif
athletic combat for prize under a presiding hero
athletic_combat_for_prize_under_a_presiding_hero
A motif of the Heroic Funeral Rites and Memorialization 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 IV / PUBLI VERGILI MARONIS / AENEIDOS / LIBER V; lines 3633-3757 confidence: high
Aeneas calls for anyone with courage to enter a boxing contest and proposes prizes: a gold-adorned bull for the victor and a sword and helmet for the defeated.
Aeneas announces a contest, names prizes, equips the fighters, judges the outcome, and distributes rewards.
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