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Page xxxviii
Aeneas lingers on in the pleasant land of Carthage , enthralled by the Book IV . charms of the queen , and forgetful of his lofty mission . As for Dido , her love for Aeneas becomes an overmastering passion , and though , on the loss of ...
Aeneas lingers on in the pleasant land of Carthage , enthralled by the Book IV . charms of the queen , and forgetful of his lofty mission . As for Dido , her love for Aeneas becomes an overmastering passion , and though , on the loss of ...
Page xlii
Many disconnected traditions linked the name of Aeneas or of Troy with a variety of places on the Mediterranean coasts . Dionysius of Halicarnassus1 ( a Greek who lived in Rome at the time of Virgil ) cites the story that Aeneas died in ...
Many disconnected traditions linked the name of Aeneas or of Troy with a variety of places on the Mediterranean coasts . Dionysius of Halicarnassus1 ( a Greek who lived in Rome at the time of Virgil ) cites the story that Aeneas died in ...
Page xliii
the Aphrodite cult was strong , there were temples asso- ciated with Aeneas . All this indicates a close connection between Aeneas and Venus , summed up in the current be- lief that Aeneas was the son of the goddess .
the Aphrodite cult was strong , there were temples asso- ciated with Aeneas . All this indicates a close connection between Aeneas and Venus , summed up in the current be- lief that Aeneas was the son of the goddess .
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ablative according accusative Aeneas Aeneid alliteration Anchises Apollo arma atque Augustus bring called carry circum clause close course dactyls dative death Dido effect emphatic explained expression fall father force give gods Greek haec hand heaven hero Homer honor idea implies inter ipse Italy itus Jupiter king land Lines literally manus means mihi nunc offer omnis pass passage pater poet poetical present quae quam quid quis reference rhythm Roman Rome sail sense shows sound spondaic story subst super temple terras thought tibi tion Troia Trojan Troy turn Venus verb verse Virgil wind
Bibliographic information
| Title | Aeneid Books I-VI The students' series of Latin classics |
| Author | Virgil |
| Editors | Henry Rushton Fairclough, Seldon Lester Brown |
| Publisher | Sanborn, 1936 |
| Length | 655 pages |
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