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Virgil's Aeneid: Ep. 6 Cerva (Dido)

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It's our Dido episode at last! In Book 4 Line 69 Virgil describes Dido as a 'cerva' - a 'doe', wounded by an arrow in one of his most impressive and ambiguous similes. But who is to blame in their 'doomed' relationship?

We examine some other similes from books 1 and 4, with Aeneas as hunter (is he unknowing or just careless?) and Dido as Diana. Caroline has an interesting theory about 'the horse in the bedroom' and we talk funeral pyres, everlasting curses, young Ascanius, and a hunting dog...

To listen to our bonus content, become a CA member today and head to our member area: https://classicalassociation.org/join-us/

Watch on ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ to view the texts at the same time.

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Browse Caroline's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://carolinelawrence.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠Enjoy the rest of the series and our reading suggestions⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠Read the Aeneid in Latin and English⁠⁠⁠⁠

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It's our Dido episode at last! In Book 4 Line 69 Virgil describes Dido as a 'cerva' - a 'doe', wounded by an arrow in one of his most impressive and ambiguous similes. But who is to blame in their 'doomed' relationship?

We examine some other similes from books 1 and 4, with Aeneas as hunter (is he unknowing or just careless?) and Dido as Diana. Caroline has an interesting theory about 'the horse in the bedroom' and we talk funeral pyres, everlasting curses, young Ascanius, and a hunting dog...

To listen to our bonus content, become a CA member today and head to our member area: https://classicalassociation.org/join-us/

Watch on ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ to view the texts at the same time.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts and find out more about the CA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-classics-podcast

Browse Caroline's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://carolinelawrence.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠Enjoy the rest of the series and our reading suggestions⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠Read the Aeneid in Latin and English⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here.

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