The two groups were so linked that naming one conjured the other

Evidence

In general, common enmity is one of the most powerful means for motivating a number of individuals or groups to cling together. This common enmity is intensified if the common adversary is at the same time the common ruler. In a latent, certainly not in an overt and effective, form, this combination probably occurs everywhere: in some measure, in some respect, the ruler is almost always an adversary. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 333 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The presence of one monstrous figure conjured the other in medieval art.; Shared enmity of a common ruler strongly binds groups together — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 333

Related

• Shared enmity of a common ruler strongly binds groups together (similarity 0.83)
• Governing corrodes the group cohesion that enabled a group to rule (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• The presence of one monstrous figure conjured the other in medieval art. #corroborates (0.92)
• Shared enmity of a common ruler strongly binds groups together #expands (0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 333