Motif
Wounded cherished animal as trigger of feud
wounded_cherished_animal_as_trigger_of_feud
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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 4690-4772 confidence: high
The stag is beautiful and high-antlered, raised by Tyrrheus' boys and father, tamed and adorned by Silvia, and accustomed to returning to the household.
A tame stag beloved by Silvia and Tyrrheus' household is wounded by Ascanius and returns home bleeding, leading Silvia and the rustics to take up arms.
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