The Sixth Book of the AeneidThe Sixth Book of the Aeneid, together with the Second and Fourth Books, holds a special place in the affections of all lovers of Vergil. Some will prefer the sombre tragedy of Troy, others the pathos of Dido's passion and self-slaughter. But be his personal predilection what it may, for the reader who considers the Aeneid as a whole and regards it as something more than a mere literary epic, the Sixth Book must hold a unique place. -- Introduction. |
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... parenti · · ' Vicit iter durum pietas ? datur ora tueri , Nate , tua , et notas audire et reddere uoces ? 689 Sic equidem ducebam animo rebarque futurum , ' Tempora dinumerans , -nec me mea cura fefellit . ' Quas ego te terras et quanta ...
... parenti · · ' Vicit iter durum pietas ? datur ora tueri , Nate , tua , et notas audire et reddere uoces ? 689 Sic equidem ducebam animo rebarque futurum , ' Tempora dinumerans , -nec me mea cura fefellit . ' Quas ego te terras et quanta ...
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Aeneas Aeneid Anchises animas Apollo arma atque Augustus auras autem Book Cerberus Conington Cumae Dardanus dead death Deiphobus dicit doctrine Elysium enim Ennius etiam fata geminae genus Greek Hades haec heroes Hesiod Homer imitation interpretation legend Livy Lucr Lucretius Marcellus meaning mentioned Minos Misenus Nekyia nomen nunc omnes omnia omnis opima oracle Palinurus parallel pater Peirithous phrase Plato Plin poet Posidonius present passage probably procul Prop prophecy punishment quae quam quibus Quirinus quis quod rebirth reference regarded Rhadamanthus Rhod Roman Rome sense SERVIUS Sibyl Sibyllae Siluius sinners soul spirits spolia spolia opima Stat Styx sunt tantum Tartarus terra Theseus tibi tion tristi uestigia uiros uitae umbras unda underworld Varro Vergil word δὲ καὶ μὲν τε τῆς τὸ τὸν τῶν ὡς
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