Motif
divine smith and helpers forge a hero's armor
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A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Forged Weapons, Armor, and Rescue Tools. 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 SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY / BOOK EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER; lines 5333-5401 confidence: high
An island by Sicily and Aeolian Lipare has smoking cliffs and Aetnean caverns containing Cyclopean forges; this is called the house of Vulcan and Vulcania.
The Lord of Fire descends to the Aetnean forges and orders the Cyclopes to make a warrior's armor; they melt metals and shape a sevenfold shield.
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