Venus’ request of armours from Vulcan (Aen. 8. 370-406): some intertexts

  • María Emilia Cairo CONICET - Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Keywords:

Aeneid 8, Venus, Vulcan, intertextuality, imitatio

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the episode of Aeneid 8 in which Venus asks Vulcan to make an armour for Aeneas. In particular, we are interested in investigating the intertextual relationships which it bears to four passages of the epic tradition: Iliad 18, Iliad 14, Odyssey 8 and Lucretius’ proem to De rerum natura. The analysis of Virgilian imitatiocontributes to the study of the complexity of Venus’ character.

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Published

2018-04-29