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aeneid

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1. aeneid - Noun

2. Aeneid - Proper noun

Meaning

The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is Aeneas.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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About Douglas as a translator there may be two opinions; about his Aeneid (Prologues and all) as an English book there can be only one. Here a great story is greatly told and set off with original embellishments which are all good – all either delightful or interesting – in their diverse ways. Gavin Douglas

According to Suetonius, Nero abandoned the idea when some army officers openly refused to obey his commands, responding with a line from Vergil 's Aeneid : "Is it so dreadful a thing then to die?" Source: Internet

According to the mythology outlined by Virgil in the Aeneid, Romulus and Remus were both descendants of Aeneas through their mother Rhea Silvia, making Aeneas the progenitor of the Roman people. Source: Internet

After minor modifications, the Aeneid was published. Source: Internet

Although the Aeneid casts itself firmly into the epic mode, it often seeks to expand the genre by including elements of other genres such as tragedy and aetiological poetry. Source: Internet

Ancient commentators noted that Virgil seems to divide the Aeneid into two sections based on the poetry of Homer; the first six books were viewed as employing the Odyssey as a model while the last six were connected to the Iliad. Source: Internet

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