Motif
Captive maiden taken from sanctuary and failed rescue
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Rejection and Revenge. 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 FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE / BOOK SECOND / THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY; lines 1149-1237 confidence: high
Cassandra is dragged from Minerva's sanctuary with fettered hands; Coroebus rushes into danger, the narrator's group follows, and confusion begins because of their armor and Greek crests.
Cassandra is dragged from Minerva's sanctuary, causing Coroebus and the Trojan group to attack, but the rescue attempt leads into slaughter.
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