Motif
heroic seizure of an enemy likened to eagle and serpent
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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 TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH / BOOK ELEVENTH / THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA; lines 7690-7774 confidence: high
Tarchon spurs into battle, seizes Venulus from horseback, carries the armed man away, and seeks an uncovered place to strike while the enemy resists.
Tarchon carries off an armed enemy, and the passage explicitly compares the action to a golden eagle carrying a wounded serpent.
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