Mac Góráin, Fiachra;
Nelis, Damien;
(2022)
Mystery Cult in Vergil.
Mnemosyne
10.1163/1568525X-bja10116.
(In press).
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Abstract
In this paper we begin with a brief survey of the presence of the mysteries in Greek and Latin epic poetry, before giving an overview of the mysteries in Vergil and attempting to identify the function of the references to mystery religion in Aeneid 6. Throughout, we consider the modality of how the poets allude to the mysteries in ways that allow mystery cults to take on a life of their own in imaginative literary representations, arriving at the conclusion that it is only by means of closer collaboration between literary critics and historians of religion that progress will be made in this complex field of study.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Mystery Cult in Vergil |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1163/1568525X-bja10116 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1163/1568525X-bja10116 |
| 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: | Mysteries; Epic poetry; Vergil; Aeneid |
| UCL classification: | 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 UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10145534 |
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