Motif
treacherous horse releasing hidden warriors
treacherous_horse_releasing_hidden_warriors
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Hidden Entry, Concealed Warriors, and Substitution. 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 FIRST / THE COMING OF AENEAS TO CARTHAGE / BOOK SECOND / THE STORY OF THE SACK OF TROY; lines 1061-1147 confidence: high
Panthus says the Greeks are masters of the burning town; the horse pours out armed men, Sinon scatters fire, and Greeks hold gates and streets with weapons ready for slaughter.
Panthus reports that the horse standing in the city pours forth armed men, and later frightened Greeks climb back into its belly.
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