Vol. 46 No. 1 (2020): XLVI - 2020
Articoli

Adspirate canenti: The Muses in Virgil’s Aeneid

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  • Lee Fratantuono
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/prometheus-9225

Published 2020-07-03

Keywords

  • Virgil,
  • Aeneid,
  • Muses,
  • Calliope,
  • Erato
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Abstract

Virgil employs the Muses (especially Calliope and Erato) as key figures in the divine appa­ratus of his epic Aeneid. Careful consideration of the references to the Muses in his poem illustrates his concern with exploring the relationship of Aeneas’ Troy and Lavinia’s Italy.

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