Pallas’ sword-belt
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Pallas’ sword-belt is the ornate war trophy stripped from the slain youth Pallas in Virgil’s Aeneid, whose display by Turnus provokes Aeneas’ final, vengeful fury.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
belt
ⓘ
mythological object ⓘ spoils of war ⓘ war trophy ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
heroic rage
ⓘ
revenge ⓘ the cost of alliance and loyalty ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Aeneas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ Turnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | final duel between Aeneas and Turnus ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Aeneas’ final rage
ⓘ
Aeneas’ killing of Turnus ⓘ |
| createdBy | Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman epic tradition ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ornate
ⓘ
richly decorated ⓘ |
| displayContext | Turnus’ confrontation with Aeneas ⓘ |
| displayedBy | Turnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | mythic prehistory of Rome ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasMedium | textual description ⓘ |
| influences | interpretations of Aeneas’ moral character ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Latin ⓘ |
| laterBearer | Turnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
climactic token of memory
ⓘ
emblem of violated guest-friendship ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
symbol of vengeance
ⓘ
trigger for the Aeneid’s final act of violence ⓘ |
| owner | Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | the narrative of Aeneid Book 12 ⓘ |
| recognitionEffectOn | Aeneas’ emotional state ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Aeneas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationTypeToIliad | echoes Homeric scenes of spoils and recognition tokens ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical philology
ⓘ
literary criticism of the Aeneid ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
personal loss
ⓘ
the brutality of war ⓘ the conflict between pietas and furor ⓘ |
| takenAfterEvent | killing of Pallas by Turnus ⓘ |
| takenBy | Turnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takenFrom | Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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