Motif
warrior's destructive chariot aristeia
warrior_s_destructive_chariot_aristeia
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Battle Fury and Aristeia. 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 ELEVENTH / THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA / BOOK TWELFTH / THE SLAYING OF TURNUS; lines 8122-8178 confidence: high
Turnus sees Aeneas retreating and captains dismayed, takes sudden hope, calls for horses and armor, mounts the chariot, and attacks fugitives and ranks.
Turnus mounts his chariot after Aeneas is wounded and kills or scatters many opponents in rapid succession.
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