Aeneas and Mount Atlas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10988134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Morwood (corresponding author), J H W Morwood |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Pages | 51-59 |
| Publication date | 1985-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Roman Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0075-4358 • E-ISSN: 1753-528X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/300652 |
| OpenAlex | W2100764583 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
In the fourth book of the Aeneid Mercury flies to Carthage on the orders of Jupiter to bid Aeneas be mindful of his destiny and sail away. First he binds his winged sandals on his feet; then he takes up his mystical wand, which he uses to make his way through the sky. Next, before he comes to Carthage and sees the glittering figure of Aeneas, he observes and touches down on Mount Atlas, which is arrestingly personified as an old man: iamque volans apicem et latera ardua cernit Atlantis duri caelum qui vertice fulcit, Atlantis, cinctum adsidue cui nubibus atris piniferum caput et vento pulsatur et imbri, nix umeros infusa tegit, turn flumina mento praecipitant senis, et glacie riget horrida barba
Art · Astronomy · Atlas (anatomy · Biology · Destiny (ISS module · Literature · Mount · Mysticism · Physics · Sky · Anatomy · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · Historical and Architectural Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |