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Virgil's Divine Antiquities: Varro in the Aeneid

Mac Góráin, F; (2021) Virgil's Divine Antiquities: Varro in the Aeneid. Aevum Antiquum , 20 (1)

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Abstract

Virgil reflects knowledge of Varro’s Divine Antiquities (Antiquitates rerum divinarum) in the Aeneid. Virgil responded to and transformed Varronian material, and related it to his Homeric framework and the other literary traditions that he used. This article gives an overview of the relations between the Aeneid and Varro’s Divine Antiquities, covering the following topics: antiquarianism in the Aeneid; antiquarian prequels between myth and history; the politics of antiquarianism; the Varronian and Samothracian origins of Virgil’s penates; and the Aeneid’s tripartite theology.

Type: Article
Title: Virgil's Divine Antiquities: Varro in the Aeneid
Publisher version: https://aevumantiquum.vitaepensiero.it/scheda-arti...
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
Keywords: Marcus Terentius Varro, Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneid, Antiquitates rerum divinarum, Antiquarianism, Evander, Samothracian Mysteries
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Greek and Latin
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10120097
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