1. A stylistic critique of Aeneid 10
Moving away from the idea of fate, Connington suggests a reference to the Homeric phrase"gaia melaina" with "atra humum", whether intentional or not this is the forerunner to many Graecism's and Homeric references in this passage. ... Further to this is Mezentius" depiction as an honorable warrior choosing not to slay Orodes with trickery ("haud furto"), which almost immediately brings to mind the cunning Odysseus; this is truly an image full of pathos, as we know he must soon meet his end. ... However Vergil chooses to close the passage with a melancholy reference to death in "aeterna...
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