Motif
divine intervention in contest victory
divine_intervention_in_contest_victory
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance 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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1 traditions
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 2945-2986 confidence: high
Panopea, Phorcus' Nereids, and Portunus hear beneath the flood; Portunus pushes Cloanthus on, and the ship speeds into harbour.
Portunus directly assists Cloanthus' ship during the race before Aeneas declares him conqueror.
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