Motif
sacred refuge violated at the altar
sacred_refuge_violated_at_the_altar
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Sanctuary and Asylum. 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 FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE / BOOK SECOND / THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY; lines 1239-1316 confidence: high
Within the palace is a massive altar under the sky, an ancient bay tree, and household gods; Hecuba and her daughters crowd there, clasping divine images, and Hecuba urges Priam to trust the altar or share their death.
Hecuba and her daughters seek protection at the altar, but Polites dies before it and Priam is dragged there and killed.
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