Title: Alma Phoebe : lunar references in Virgil's Aeneid
Source document: Graeco-Latina Brunensia. 2019, vol. 24, iss. 1, pp. 61-79
Extent
61-79
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ISSN1803-7402 (print)2336-4424 (online)
Persistent identifier (DOI): https://doi.org/10.5817/GLB2019-1-5
Stable URL (handle): https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/141159
Type: Article
Language
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 International
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Abstract(s)
The moon and lunar phenomena are frequently referenced in Virgil's Aeneid. Close study of these allusions reveals that the poet employs lunar imagery as a key element in his depiction of the characters of both the Carthaginian Dido and the Volscian Camilla, in particular the deliberately crafted juxtaposition between the two women.