Questions pertaining or related to the Roman author Publius Vergilius Maro(or Virgil), most notable for his works, the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid.
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Use of the terms "Dīs" and "Orcus" in the Aeneid
The common terms used to refer to the Greek/Roman god of death are Hades or Pluto, yet in the Aeneid, the god of death is commonly referred to as Dīs. Further, the realm of Hades (the Underworld, which I've also heard referred to as Hades) is…
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Is the Cumaean Sybil known by any other name?
Warning- Extremely deep in Greek/Roman myth.
The Virgin of Cumae, or the Cumaean Sybil, was a priestess with the gift of prophecy. She would write her prophecies on oak leaves an arrange them. But, if the wind blew them out of order, she did not put…
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