Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

divine or underworld-tempered weapon

divine_or_underworld_tempered_weapon

A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. 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 ELEVENTH / THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA / BOOK TWELFTH / THE SLAYING OF TURNUS; lines 7844-7942 confidence: high

    Turnus girds on a corslet, sword, shield, and helmet; the sword was forged by the divine Lord of Fire for Daunus and dipped glowing in the Stygian wave.

    Turnus' sword is said to have been forged by the divine Lord of Fire for Daunus and dipped glowing in the Stygian wave.

    read in the book