The Dionysus in Aeneas

Abstract

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Study Questions

“…Cretes are inhabitants of the island of Crete, a straightforward designation. The Dryopians and Agathyrsians, on the other hand, here 'make their debut in Latin verse': Weber (2002) 328. Pease describes the Dryopians as 'a rude and predatory tribe', 173 whereas the Agathyrsians are, according to Weber, 'obscure barbarians.'…”

“…176. Weber (2002), p. 329: 'In the realm of diction, Virgil's verb fremere is something of a vox propria for the Bacchic roar, recurring in this connection not only in the Aeneid (7.389), but also in Ovid's Metamorphoses (3.528). Indeed, fremere is probably cognate with Greek <bremein> and, hence, with Dionysus' epithet Bromius.'…”