Motif
concealed warriors inside a fated horse
concealed_warriors_inside_a_fated_horse
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
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 recalls the horse descending on Troy’s towers while bearing armed infantry inside it.
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