Motif
impious challenger cast down by divine thunder
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A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Pride, Greed, and Hubris. 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 FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET / BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD; lines 3951-4023 confidence: medium
Tisiphone scourges sinners with snakes and summons the Furies; the Hydra guards within; Tartarus descends into gloom; Titans, Aloïds, and Salmoneus are described among punished offenders.
The Titans' brood, Aloïds, and Salmoneus are associated with attempts against heaven or imitation of Jove and are punished by divine force or thunderbolt.
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