Virgil Georgics Notes 315-332 Flashcards
What sort of tone is in line 315?
Homeric tone
What was the Tempe?
A famous valley in Northern Greece
What was the name of the river that flowed through the Tempe?
River Peneus
How is there a homeric tone?
The call to the Muses and the series of questions
Who is the river god to a) Cyrene and b) Aristaeus
a) father
b) grandfather
What sort of being is Cyrene?
Water nymph
When Aristaeus goes to the start of the river, what are his actions like?
An elegist lover
What is an elegist lover?
Someone who mourns a dead love
Whatbis Aristeus mourning the death of?
His bees
What does spondiac mean?
Long syllables
Is line 321 emphatic?
Yes
Where is there a caesura on line 321?
After the first foot- note it is unusual
Where is the anaphora on line 321?
Question words
What is the effect of the spondiac, caesura and anaphora on line 321?
Creates a mannered effect
Whatnis a mannered effect?
Formal, sensible - not dramatic
The plea from Aristeus to his mother is based off what?
The plea of Achilles to his mother Thetis, a sea nymph
The series of despairing questions is a feature of what?
A lament in an epyllion
What and where was Thymbra?
A town in Troad
Where was Troad?
North west Turkey
What does hubristic mean?
Being disrespectful to the gods
Which word is plural but meant as singular?
‘Nostri’
What is Aristaeus dedicating to his mother?
His honour
