Many son-and-father stand behind Dante's encounter with Cacciaguida. He's certainly thinking of Phaethon's quest for knowledge ...

(Written with time in short supply - a future post might be warranted.) Before a favoring wind the fleet sped on. The line in close arra...

I, the son of Priam, send Ledaea that pure felicity which only if imparted by your giving may be mine. Hanc   tibi   Priamides   mitt...

Near the very beginning of her letter to Aeneas, Dido twice uses a familiar trope, commonly known as zeugma. She will use it more times in ...

Mortal action in the ancient epic world is shrouded in murk. Even chosen sons of goddesses like Aeneas have very little notion of what they...