Motif
divine messenger prompts battle during hero's absence
divine_messenger_prompts_battle_during_hero_s_absence
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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roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER / BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP; lines 5620-5714 confidence: high
Juno, daughter of Saturn, sends Iris down the sky to Turnus in Pilumnus' holy forest dell.
Juno sends Iris to tell Turnus that Aeneas is away and that the camp is vulnerable, prompting Turnus' attack.
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