Motif
War contagion through collective outcry
war_contagion_through_collective_outcry
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. 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 SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD / BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY; lines 4774-4860 confidence: medium
Juno advances war; shepherds bring back Almo and Galaesus; Turnus and Bacchic matrons agitate for war; Latinus resists, warns of blood and Turnus' punishment, and withdraws into the palace.
Shepherds, Turnus, and Bacchic matrons combine cries and accusations until omens and oracles are overcome and the community clamours for war.
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