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167. dant signum : i.e. for the marriage ceremonies to begin . conscius Aether conubiis : Heaven , witness to the bridal . As Earth was the mother , so Heaven ( Aether ) was the father of all life . This is a common conception in ...
167. dant signum : i.e. for the marriage ceremonies to begin . conscius Aether conubiis : Heaven , witness to the bridal . As Earth was the mother , so Heaven ( Aether ) was the father of all life . This is a common conception in ...
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yawns sheer down , dropping into the depths twice as far as is the upward view from Hades ' sky to heavenly Olympus . bis doubles Homer's distance , " as far below Hades , as heaven is high above earth ” ( Iliad , VIII .
yawns sheer down , dropping into the depths twice as far as is the upward view from Hades ' sky to heavenly Olympus . bis doubles Homer's distance , " as far below Hades , as heaven is high above earth ” ( Iliad , VIII .
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( acc . aethera and aetherem ) , the up- per air , air , sky , heaven , upper world . aetherius , -a , -um [ aether ] , adj . , of the upper air or ether , of heaven , heavenly , ethereal , celes- tial .
( acc . aethera and aetherem ) , the up- per air , air , sky , heaven , upper world . aetherius , -a , -um [ aether ] , adj . , of the upper air or ether , of heaven , heavenly , ethereal , celes- tial .
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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
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| 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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