Motif
night raid through enemy camp
night_raid_through_enemy_camp
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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 EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER / BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP; lines 5892-5934 confidence: high
The raiders issue forth, cross the trenches, and seek the fatal camp through the shadow of night.
The passage centers on two warriors entering an enemy camp at night, killing sleeping enemies, and departing before daylight.
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