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... branch from a tree in the temple grove . “ Tradi - ` tion averred , ' wrote Frazer , ' that the fateful branch was that golden bough which Aeneas plucked before he essayed his perilous journey , ' and this is where Frazer began his ...
... branch from a tree in the temple grove . “ Tradi - ` tion averred , ' wrote Frazer , ' that the fateful branch was that golden bough which Aeneas plucked before he essayed his perilous journey , ' and this is where Frazer began his ...
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... branch . ' At ramum hunc ... adgnoscas ' . No word of mistletoe . The second demonstration that Norden identifies the two is his comment on 211. The Sibyl at 146 said the branch would come easily uolens facilisque . Why did it hesitate ...
... branch . ' At ramum hunc ... adgnoscas ' . No word of mistletoe . The second demonstration that Norden identifies the two is his comment on 211. The Sibyl at 146 said the branch would come easily uolens facilisque . Why did it hesitate ...
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... branch is not only a transparent allusion to the mysteries of Dis and Persephone . It is also an oblique tribute to Augustus . As such it is typical of the Aeneid . We are nearly there . We have explained the branch , but not the gold ...
... branch is not only a transparent allusion to the mysteries of Dis and Persephone . It is also an oblique tribute to Augustus . As such it is typical of the Aeneid . We are nearly there . We have explained the branch , but not the gold ...
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