Motif
divine aid withdrawn by higher divine order
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A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. 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 EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER / BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP; lines 6231-6312 confidence: medium
Turnus appears with flashing eyes, ringing armor, red plumes, and lightning from his shield; Pandarus challenges him, Turnus replies, and Juno turns aside Pandarus’ spear into the gate.
Juno aids Turnus, but Jupiter sends Iris with stern orders requiring his withdrawal, and Juno no longer counters the Trojan pressure.
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