Motif
deceptive dream portent naming a new home
deceptive_dream_portent_naming_a_new_home
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family. 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 FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END / BOOK FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET; lines 3234-3313 confidence: medium
Iris assumes the form of Beroë, laments seven years since Troy's fall, urges the women to burn the ships, claims a Cassandra dream about finding Troy and home, and points to four altars of Neptune.
In Iris's speech, a phantom of Cassandra appears in sleep with brands and declares that the women should seek Troy and home there.
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