ROAM Lyne "Further Voices in Vergil's Aeneid" v. interesting on the role of the Gods.
One avenue to explore is the role of Jupiter - how far is he removed from Zeus in the Iliad (my view: strikingly little especially given that we've had the Hellenistic period in between - have a look at Zeus in Apollonius by contrast? Is there a plan of Jupiter analogous to the "Boule Dios" in the Iliad? Is he a "moral" god? Jupiter in the Georgics is another rewarding area (look at Georgics 1.118ff - before Jupiter was the golden age)? The second half of the Aeneid:- how far does Jupiter keep to his oath of impartiality between the Trojans and Rutulans (Mezentius Book 10; the Fury in book 12)? Generally, what reward does Aeneas get for being "pius" - indeed what does the epithet "pius" mean. Contrast Athene's championing of Odysseus in the Odyssey with Venus' interactions with Aeneas. -----Original Message----- From: Rupert D A Pepper [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 07, 1998 12:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: VIRGIL: Re: Aeneid analysis On the gods' role in the Aeneid, see fundamentally Dennis Feeney-"The Gods in Epic" (Oxford). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
