Motif
Closure and binding of war
closure_and_binding_of_war
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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 PREFACE / THE AENEID / BOOK FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE; lines 317-400 confidence: high
Jupiter grants Rome dominion without end, says Juno will change and cherish Rome, foretells Caesar's ocean-bounded empire and heavenly welcome, and describes war ceasing with its gates shut and Fury bound within.
Jupiter foretells that war will cease, the gates of war will be shut, and Fury will be bound inside with brass fetters.
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