Vol. 19 No. 1-2 (1993): XIX - 1993, Fascicolo 2-3
Articoli

Illusione e realtà nel cielo dei poeti

Published 2015-09-14

Keywords

  • Aratus,
  • Cicero,
  • Germanicus,
  • Manilius,
  • Avienus

Abstract

An analysis of the phrase similis + present participle, often used to describe constellations in astronomical poetry: not attested in Cicero’s and Germanicus’ translations of Aratus, it appears in Manilius and much later in Avienus.