Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

volcanic underworld-like forge of divine weapons

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A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Divine Smiths and Supernatural Forges. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


roman

  • The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY / BOOK EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER; lines 5333-5401 confidence: high

    An island by Sicily and Aeolian Lipare has smoking cliffs and Aetnean caverns containing Cyclopean forges; this is called the house of Vulcan and Vulcania.

    The forge is located under smoking cliffs and thunderous caverns, where Cyclopes make thunderbolts and divine armaments amid fire, anvils, and hissing metal.

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