... episode. Moving away from the idea of fate, Connington suggests a reference to the Homeric phrase"gaia melaina" with "atra humum", whether intentional or not this is the forerunner to many Graecism's and Homeric references in this passage. Other examples include the Greek accusative "paeana" perhaps picking up Achilles speech ... roots or coincidences in subject matter with the battle scenes of the Iliad. Further to this is Mezentius" depiction as an honorable warrior choosing not to slay Orodes with trickery ("haud furto"), which almost immediately brings to mind the cunning Odysseus; th...

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