The Cerberus-Like Function of the Gorgons in Virgil’s Underworld (Aen. 6.273–94)

In his commentary on Book 6 of the Aeneid, Austin refers several time to Wistrand's observation that Aeneas and his underworld guide, the Sibyl, arrive at an actual house of Orcus modelled by Virgil upon a Greek house of the kind described in Vitruvius 6.7.1-2.

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Published in:Classical quarterly 2003-05, Vol.53 (1), p.308-309
Main Author: Clark, Raymond J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apparitions
Classical literature
Greek language
Latin literature
Literary criticism
Melodic patterns
Orcus
Shorter Notes
Underworld
Virgil (70-19 BC)
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Summary:In his commentary on Book 6 of the Aeneid, Austin refers several time to Wistrand's observation that Aeneas and his underworld guide, the Sibyl, arrive at an actual house of Orcus modelled by Virgil upon a Greek house of the kind described in Vitruvius 6.7.1-2.
ISSN:0009-8388
1471-6844
DOI:10.1093/cq/53.1.308