#fun to think that in a way both book 6 and book 12 represent aeneas's death

[thoodleoo]

hI. i just sat down to translate the passage where aeneas finds his father again in book 6. what the fuck. WHAT THE FUCK. ive been crying inconsolably for like 20 minutes now. what the fuck man. how do i sue a dead roman poet for emotional damages. is there like, an aeneid support group i can sign up for or sth. what the FUCK !!!

book 6 really is the gift that keeps on giving like it has it all babey! emotional turmoil! ghosts that are neither dead nor alive because they are both the souls of the dead and the souls of those not yet born! awkward encounters with ex girlfriends! truly vergil turning his stylus into a knife and stabbing it directly into my heart!

#not to mention! the fucking book 6/book 12 parallels! #fun to think that in a way both book 6 and book 12 represent aeneas's death #book 6 in the literal way ie descent to underworld + ambiguous return where he may or may not have actually come back at all #and book 12 in the murder-as-suicide if you kill someone who represents you are you really just killing yourself way #but also in the 'death of everything you ever wanted yourself to be' way re: aeneas breaking his father's command #and killing the part of himself that once was merciful #anyway! the aeneid sure is a poem! #aeneidposting