Camilla

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Camilla is a legendary warrior maiden and swift-footed leader of the Volsci, famed in Roman mythology—especially in Virgil’s Aeneid—for her martial prowess and tragic death in battle.

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Camilla canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Aeneid ⓘ
female warrior ⓘ
legendary warrior ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
alliesWith Turnus ⓘ
appearsIn Aeneid ⓘ
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
associatedWith Latium ⓘ
Volsci ⓘ
avengedBy Opis ⓘ
avenger’sPatronDeity Diana ⓘ
causeOfDeath spear thrust ⓘ
createdBy Virgil ⓘ
culture Roman mythology ⓘ
death killed in battle ⓘ
devotedTo Diana ⓘ
epithet swift-footed ⓘ
ethnicity Volscian ⓘ
father Metabus ⓘ
fightsAgainst Aeneas ⓘ
Trojan forces ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre epic poetry ⓘ
killedBy Arruns ⓘ
knownFor chastity ⓘ
martial prowess ⓘ
skill with the bow ⓘ
skill with the spear ⓘ
speed in battle ⓘ
languageOfWork Latin ⓘ
lastWordsAddressedTo Acca ⓘ
leads Volscian cavalry ⓘ
literaryFunction foil to Trojan and Italian male warriors ⓘ
mother Casmilla ⓘ
notableAbility to run over fields without bending the grass ⓘ
to run over the sea without wetting her feet ⓘ
nursedBy mare’s milk ⓘ
raisedBy Metabus ⓘ
raisedIn wilderness ⓘ
role leader of the Volsci ⓘ
warrior maiden ⓘ
symbolizes chaste devotion to a goddess ⓘ
female martial virtue ⓘ
theme tragic warrior maiden ⓘ
timePeriodOfLegend mythic prehistory of Italy ⓘ
vow to remain a virgin huntress ⓘ
weapon bow and arrows ⓘ
spear ⓘ
workBookNumber Aeneid Book 11 ⓘ
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid

Aeneid Book 7 ⓘ
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid

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