Motif
slaughter of sleeping or intoxicated enemies
slaughter_of_sleeping_or_intoxicated_enemies
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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Aeneidos LIBER VIII / PUBLI VERGILI MARONIS / AENEIDOS / LIBER IX; lines 7040-7092 confidence: high
The raiders cross ditches by night toward the enemy camp and see bodies scattered with sleep and wine among carts, weapons, and wine.
The victims are repeatedly shown asleep, lying prone, unaware, or overcome by wine or nighttime activity before being killed.
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER / BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP; lines 5892-5934 confidence: high
Nisus and Euryalus cross the trenches by night and find bodies strewn in drunken sleep among chariots, armour, and wine.
The enemies are described as lying in drunken sleep, unaware or vulnerable, and many are killed by Nisus and Euryalus.
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