Motif
omen accepted as divine call to arms
omen_accepted_as_divine_call_to_arms
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Battle and War Portents. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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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 5620-5714 confidence: high
Iris rises into the sky; Turnus recognizes the apparition as a heavenly omen, approaches the water, takes water from an eddy, prays, and makes vows.
Turnus identifies Iris' departure and the opening sky as a high omen and follows it by taking water, praying, and preparing for battle.
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