Motif
friend secures victory by obstructing a rival
friend_secures_victory_by_obstructing_a_rival
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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 FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END / BOOK FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET; lines 2988-3044 confidence: high
Near the goal, Nisus slips on blood from slain steers that had wetted the grass, falls among dung and sacrificial blood, then throws himself before Salius so that Salius falls and Euryalus passes to win first place.
Nisus falls, remembers Euryalus, throws himself in front of Salius, and thereby enables Euryalus to win first place.
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