Motif
betrayal of a sleeping warrior by removal of weapons
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A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family, within the sub-family Treacherous Assaults and Killings. 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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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET / BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD; lines 3887-3949 confidence: high
Deiphobus blames fate and the Laconian woman, recalls the horse carrying armed infantry into Troy, her feigned procession and flame, his sleep in the bridal chamber, the removal of arms and sword, and the entry of Menelaus and the Aeolid.
Deiphobus says he was asleep in the bridal chamber when the Laconian woman removed the household arms, took the sword from beneath his head, summoned Menelaus, and opened the gateway.
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