Motif
divine radiance around the head
divine_radiance_around_the_head
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Divine Light and Sacred Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil THE END. / NOTES / BOOK FIRST / BOOK SECOND; lines 8695-8712 confidence: medium
The note on l. 616 defines nimbus effulgens as bright light encircling gods' heads and customary in painting.
The note defines nimbus effulgens as a bright light encircling divine heads and adds that this is also how it is customarily painted.
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