Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

blood curse founding inherited enmity between peoples

blood_curse_founding_inherited_enmity_between_peoples

A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


roman

  • Aeneidos LIBER III / PUBLI VERGILI MARONIS / AENEIDOS / LIBER IV; lines 3113-3236 confidence: high

    Dido commands Tyrians and future descendants to maintain hatred, forbids love and treaties, calls for an avenger from her bones, and prays for conflict of shores, waves, arms, and descendants.

    Dido orders Tyrians and future descendants to hate Aeneas' people, forbids love and treaties, calls for an avenger from her bones, and prays for shore against shore, wave against wave, and arms against arms.

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