Motif
omens announcing war before settlement
omens_announcing_war_before_settlement
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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roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD / BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY; lines 4267-4357 confidence: high
A sacred laurel in the palace, dedicated to Phoebus, is covered by a sudden swarm of bees; a prophet says a foreigner and army will come and reign in the fortress.
The bee omen and Lavinia's fire omen are interpreted as signs of a foreign army, future rule, fame, and a great war for the people before the Trojans moor their fleet.
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