Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

divine conflict over a people's sea journey

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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


roman

  • The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END / BOOK FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET; lines 3315-3403 confidence: high

    Venus petitions Neptune, complains of Juno's wrath, recalls storms and burned ships, and asks that the Trojan remnant safely reach the Laurentine Tiber if fate grants them a city there.

    Venus describes Juno's hostile storms and ship-burning and asks Neptune to protect the Trojan remnant across the sea toward the Tiber.

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