Motif
heroic arming before decisive battle
heroic_arming_before_decisive_battle
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK ELEVENTH / THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA / BOOK TWELFTH / THE SLAYING OF TURNUS; lines 7844-7942 confidence: high
Turnus returns home, orders out horses, and sees horses said to have been given by Orithyia to Pilumnus, white as snow and swift as gales.
Turnus prepares horses, armor, divine sword, shield, helmet, and spear immediately before the anticipated duel.
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