Motif
fire assault on sacred or protected vessels
fire_assault_on_sacred_or_protected_vessels
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Ritual Vessels, Sanctuaries, and Desecration. 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 EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER / BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP; lines 5620-5714 confidence: medium
Turnus, unable to reach the Trojans inside the camp, attacks the fleet lying by the river, calls for fire, takes a blazing pine-torch, and his followers arm themselves with faggots and brands.
Turnus attacks the fleet with torches and faggots, but the narrator signals that a divine account explains how flame was repelled from the ships.
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