Motif
sacred fire turned into weapon
sacred_fire_turned_into_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Destructive and Weaponized Fire. 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 ELEVENTH / THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA / BOOK TWELFTH / THE SLAYING OF TURNUS; lines 8040-8120 confidence: medium
Corynaeus takes a charred brand from the altar, throws flame into Ebysus's face, seizes him by the hair, forces him down, and stabs him.
Corynaeus takes a charred brand from the altar and throws its flame into Ebysus's face during combat.
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