Motif
divine warning before battle
divine_warning_before_battle
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Battle and Conflict Portents. 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 NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP / BOOK TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH; lines 6494-6567 confidence: high
Cymodocea says Ascanius is confined within wall and trench amid war, Turnus plans to block allied forces, and Aeneas should call his crews to arms before dawn and take the shield forged by the Lord of Fire.
Cymodocea, one of the transformed nymphs, warns Aeneas of Ascanius' danger and Turnus' plan, then instructs him to arm before dawn.
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