Motif
female warrior leading cavalry
female_warrior_leading_cavalry
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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 TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH / BOOK ELEVENTH / THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA; lines 7410-7461 confidence: high
Turnus names Messapus, Tolumnius, and Camilla the Volscian as allies; Camilla leads a train of cavalry and brass-clad squadrons.
Camilla the Volscian is named as leading cavalry and splendid squadrons.
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