Motif
supplication to war goddess for victory
supplication_to_war_goddess_for_victory
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family War Deity and War Goddess. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH / BOOK ELEVENTH / THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA; lines 7463-7532 confidence: high
The queen and mothers, with Lavinia beside them, bring gifts to Pallas' temple, burn incense, and pray to the war goddess to break the Phrygian enemy's spear and cast him down beneath the gates.
The queen and mothers bring gifts and incense to Pallas' temple and pray for the goddess to break the enemy's spear and cast him down.
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