Vol. 6 No. 3 (1980): VI - 1980, fascicolo 3
Articoli

Un’eco antimachea in Verg., Aen. VI 280 (ferrei Eumenidum thalami)

Published 2016-12-13

Keywords

  • Vergil,
  • Antimachus,
  • Greek poetry

Abstract

Verg. Aen. 6.280 apparently reproduces a passage of Antimachus (fr. 187 Wyss), where θάλαμοι means just house (rooms) and not nuptial bedrooms. This allows to understand Vergil’s thalami more precisely.