Motif
warrior seeking noble death by wounds
warrior_seeking_noble_death_by_wounds
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK TENTH / THE BATTLE ON THE BEACH / BOOK ELEVENTH / THE COUNCIL OF THE LATINS, AND THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CAMILLA; lines 7586-7627 confidence: medium
A spear pierces Herminius' shoulders; dark blood flows everywhere, and fighters deal death by sword while seeking noble death by wounds.
The closing sentence states that fighters deal death with the sword and seek a noble death by wounds.
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