i recently asked a question pertaining to the shield that Venus, Aeneas'
mother, brings to him as a gift. (End of Book 8) On the shield were pictures
that depicted scenes from future glories of rome. i got some good responses
to my question about what parallels there are in the epic to this scene ( i
woulnd't mind if anyone still has some responses to that!) but i wanted also
to ask about Aeneas' reaction when receiving the shield. what does his
reaction say about him?
In the Mandelbaum translation... it says that "he is glad for all these
images, though he does not know what they mean." Why is he glad for the
images? Well, it would be great to get some responses to this.. because i'm a
bit confused. thanks!!!
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