Lygdamus 1 Notes Flashcards
If Lygdamus flatters the gods, what does he hope for in return?
Something nice like his girl
Where is there synecdoche?
‘Tecti’ for dwelling
Does he talk about a house being well known and easy to spot?
Yes
How does he emphasise the appearance of his house?
Tautology
Where is the second lot of tautology?
‘Completion of my light’s full time’
What does permenso literally mean?
‘Measured out’
What is a property of groves?
Sacred area
What was Taenarus famous for?
Red marble
What was Carystus famous for?
White and green marble
Where is there a third piece of tautology?
Dwelling woods resemble sacred groves
Why does line 18 have lots of soft sounds? Explain with regards to ‘iuvat’
‘Iuvat’ is softer than ‘prodest’ to replicate soft wool
Where is there enjambment?
‘Invidia est’
What does he mean about the mob?
The mob loves lots of things wrongly
Line 25 onwards shows what?
The height of his certainty
What is emphatic?
Triple ‘nec’
What is Lydia’s stream?
A river in Persia thought to contain gold
What does ‘vecta’ mean?
Carried/ supported
What does he suggest at the end?
Perhaps it is not fated for him to be with Neara
What does languorous mean?
Little energy
What is Lethe?
River of the underworld often synecdoche for the underworld itself
Why does he mention the purple wool and shells?
Need a girl for this otherwise there is no use without one
When he talks about poverty what does he actually mean?
Relative lack of wealth for his class
What does he mean by ‘opulence of kings’?
Gifts meaningless without a girl
Why does he mention Saturnia, the Drear Sisters and Cypria?
Deities associated with getting a girl
What was Erythraea and what was it famed for?
An Ionian city famed for wise women
Where is Sidon?
In modern day Lebanon just above Tyre on the West coast
Who was Fortuna goddess of?
Fortune and the personification of luck
Where is the Lycus River (Lydia)?
In Asia Minor, below the Black Sea and goes through Medea and Cilicia
Who is Cypria?
Venus
Why is Venus seen to be with a shell?
Depicted in a clam shell
Where is Phrygia and Ionia?
Persian Empire around Turkey
Where is Carystus?
Southern coast of Evia next to Greece
Where is Taenarus?
In the peloponnese. An eponym including Cape Taenarum, Mount Taenarum and City Taenarus
