VIRGIL 689-706 Mezentius the Rock Flashcards
But meanwhile Mezentius,
obvia ventorum furiis expostaque ponto,
fired up by the warnings of Jupiter
What did Mezentius do when he was fired up by Jupiter?
sternit humi, cum quo Latagum Palmumque fugacem,
He took up the fighting and charged into the rejoicing Trojans.
to the ground, together with Latagus and the fleeting Palmus
What did the Etruscans do in response to Mezentius charging at them?
donat habere umeris et vertice figere cristas.
They merged together and treated the one man with all their hatred and frequently thrown weapons.
to wear on his shoulders and to fix as crests on his helmet.
How does Virgil describe Mezentius?
Like a rock which juts out into the vast sea
What is the rock being attacked by?
Up agains the fury of the wings and exposed to the sea,
Why is the rock so strong?
occubat, ignarum Laurens habet ora Mimanta.
It endures all the power and the threats of both the sky and the sea, self remaining unmoved.
[while] the Laurentine shores holds Minas the stranger.
How is Mezentius like a rock?
He flattens Hebrus son of Dolichaon to the ground, together with Latagus and the fleeing Palmus.
What does Ardens mean?
fired up
What does Velut mean?
Just like
What does prodit mean?
Juts out into
Montis Mezentius
stylistic features.
Murmarance: seriousness, emphasises the warnings and power of Jupiter and Mezentius.
Obvia vent-rumeur furies expostaque ponto
stylistic features.
Assonance and alliteration of V and PO to emphasise speed and power
Caelique Marisque
stylistic features.
Polysyndeton: showing how the waves are unstoppable
Immota manens
stylistic features.
Murmarance: Draws our attention to the immovability of the rock.
velut rupes
stylistic features.
Metaphor
What word means rock?
Rupes
How many bars of scansion?
6, long short short or long long, X on end.
ipsa immota
stylistic features.
ellision
How did Mezentius kill Latigus?
He caught Latigus in the mouth and full in the face with a huge rocky fragment of a mountain
Why can’t Palmus run?
Having cut through his hammerstring
What does Mezentius allow Palmus to do?
writhe slowly (on the ground)
What happens to Palmus armour?
And he gives their armour to Lausus
How does Lausus wear the armour?
To wear on his shoulders and to fix as crests on his helment
Who did Mezentius also kill after Palmus?
And he also killed Euanthes the Trojan and Paris peer and companion Minas
Who gave birth to Minas?
Whom Theano gave birth to with Amycus as the father.
What is significant about Minas birth?
On the same night as the Cisserian queen (Hecuba) pregnant with a torch, gave birth to Paris
Where is Paris buried?
Paris lies in state in his paternal city
igenti fragmine montis
stylistic features.
Hyperbole and Hendiadys
Occupat and Donat
stylistic features.
Vivid Present
Faciemque adversam
stylistic features.
Graphic Imagery
