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... heaven to be an actual god . The concept of the emperor as a god on earth was carried further by later poets and Lucan's contribution here is significant both for its reworking of the Georgics passage and for the sentiments he embodies ...
... heaven to be an actual god . The concept of the emperor as a god on earth was carried further by later poets and Lucan's contribution here is significant both for its reworking of the Georgics passage and for the sentiments he embodies ...
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... heaven ' ; polus is the ' pole of the earth ; the sky , the heavens ' ; the plural is poetic . vidit quanta sub nocte iaceret / nostra dies : the meaning could either be ' he saw how dark , compared with the aether , our terrestrial day ...
... heaven ' ; polus is the ' pole of the earth ; the sky , the heavens ' ; the plural is poetic . vidit quanta sub nocte iaceret / nostra dies : the meaning could either be ' he saw how dark , compared with the aether , our terrestrial day ...
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... heavens ' the face of the heavens turning ' . - ' as they saw 41-42 effusis stellatus crinibus aether : ' the firmament ( stellatus , lit. ' starred ' ) with streaming tails ( crinibus ) of comets ' . 43-47 utrimque : in front and ...
... heavens ' the face of the heavens turning ' . - ' as they saw 41-42 effusis stellatus crinibus aether : ' the firmament ( stellatus , lit. ' starred ' ) with streaming tails ( crinibus ) of comets ' . 43-47 utrimque : in front and ...
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Achilles adjective Aeetes Aeneas Aeneid aequora aether amor Amyclas Apollo Apollonius Appendix passage Argonautica Argonauts arma atque battle bella Book caeli caelo Caesar caput Carmentis cedetur chariot Classical Colchis cura dative death Delphic deum deus divine Dorceu Ennius etiam Fama fata fera fluctus Fortuna funeral Georgics gods Greek haec haud heaven Homer iamque Iliad inter ipsa ipse Jason Latin epic latus litora Lucan manu Medea medio Metamorphoses metus mihi moralising Nero nubila nunc omni orbe Ovid pectore Phrixus poem poet's poetic poetry Pompey Pompey's prophetess pyre quae quam quis quoque Roman Rome scene Scipio Seneca Sextus Pompeius sidera siege of Massilia Silius Italicus Silvae Silver Age Silver epic poets Silver Latin similes Statius storm subitus tamen tantum terrae Thebaid tibi umbra unda underworld Valerius Flaccus Virgil Virgil Aeneid Virgilian viro virum volucres vultus younger Seneca