Motif
divine incitement of battle fury
divine_incitement_of_battle_fury
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. 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: high
Mars strengthens the Latins, goads them to rage, sends Flight and Fear among the Teucrians, and inspires battle.
Mars directly inflames one side and spreads fear among the other at the beginning of the passage.
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