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P. Vergili Maronis Opera, Vol. 2: Notes (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from P. Vergili Maronis Opera, Vol. 2: Notes
Hyolaeis, the bees of Hybla in Sicily were famous, and this is what is called the 'literary' use of epithets: wine is called 'massie' or 'falernian', marble is 'parian', the arrow is 'cydonian', the bow is 'parthian', &c. Not so much to specify the kind, as to remind the reader of the Greek poets who speak of them.
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Hyolaeis, the bees of Hybla in Sicily were famous, and this is what is called the 'literary' use of epithets: wine is called 'massie' or 'falernian', marble is 'parian', the arrow is 'cydonian', the bow is 'parthian', &c. Not so much to specify the kind, as to remind the reader of the Greek poets who speak of them.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.c...