Motif
trapped warriors rallied between enemy and sea
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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 NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP / BOOK TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH; lines 6569-6643 confidence: high
In another quarter, amid a torrent-cut path of stones and torn bushes, Pallas sees Arcadians retreating because rough ground forces them to dismount.
Pallas tells retreating Arcadians that the deep sea blocks flight and urges them to cut a way through the enemy.
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