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Poeni
The Carthaginians.
Comes from Phoinos- greek word for red dye from that region.
Becomes Poenus/Punics (Punic Wars)
‘pius’
Pious
Epithet for Aeneas
Epithet
A nickname (basically)
Achates
Aeneas’ right hand man.
No major role, just always around- Homerism? Similarity to Hector and Aeneas in the Odyssey
‘cui’
his
Refers to Aeneas
Sentence starts with a relative pronoun- picks up subject from previous sentence.
Used to fit the meter.
‘gerens’
wearing
Odd translation in English. Better to use ‘with’
‘Spartanae’
Spartan Girl
Gods almost never present themselves in their true form (except for in the Illiad).
Spartan girls were renowned for their militarised training.
Why this costume?
It would not be typical for a normal woman to be out of doors.
‘Spartanae, vel qualis equos Threissa fatigat’
a Spartan girl, or such as Harpalyce of Thrace,
Simile.
Harpalyce of Thrace
Daughter of the Thracian king Harpalycus, suckled by heifers and mares when her mother died and raised as a warrior princess. When her father lost his throne she lived in the wilds, plundering herds.
Hebrus
River in Thrace
‘ventis diffundere’
the wind to scatter
epexegetic infinitive
Homerism
epexegetic infinitive
Used to explain.
More common in Greek than Latin – Homerism
‘collecta’
fastened
Normally her dress would reach the floor but she’s hitched it up for ease of movement- pretty scandalous.
‘heus’
hello
Colloquialism
Evidence of Venus’ disguise.
‘O quam te memorem, virgo? Namque haud tibi voltus’
oh how should I name you, virgin? For your looks are not mortal…
‘O’ shows he is breaking off in bewilderment.
‘quam’ agrees with ‘te’
Highlights the fact that Aeneas is struggling for the right identity to apply to a woman who he is confident is a goddess.