Motif
Parental prayer for a child's safety before war
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. 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 SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY / BOOK EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER; lines 5479-5516 confidence: high
The father laments deaths caused by Mezentius, prays to heavenly powers, Jupiter, and Fortune for Pallas's safety, wishes to die before hearing worse news if calamity is fated, embraces the boy, and is carried within after swooning.
The father prays to heavenly powers, Jupiter, and Fortune that Pallas may be kept safe, or that he himself may die before receiving worse news.
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