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Aeneid
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Aeneid [ɪˈniːɪd]
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(Literature / Poetry) an epic poem in Latin by Virgil relating the experiences of Aeneas after the fall of Troy, written chiefly to provide an illustrious historical background for Rome
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Noun1.Aeneid - an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
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Aeneid [ˈiːnɪɪd] N → Eneida f
Aeneid
n → Äneide f
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Untersuchungen zur poetologischen Dimension der Aeneis.
Music and immortality: the afterlife of Achilles in Philostratus' ... by Miles, Graeme / Ancient Narrative
| Sumptibus et typis aeneis Henrici Hondij, Amster-dami, 1636 | it could be reasonably argued that the title page was printed specifically for a Volume III, in 1636.
Polus Antarcticus: a catalogue of four states by Ross, Michael / The Globe
Inspited by Pontanus' poetic description of ships ("equos illos velivolos et ligneos"), Smetius uses a Vergilian metaphor to denote the lakes and the sea: the phrase "campos liquentes" is found in Aeneis 6.
Dutch proverbs and expressions in Erasmus' Adages, Colloquies, and ... by Wesseling, Ari / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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