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#did he know the fate that awaited his son? the ends that his pietas would drive him to?
thoodleoo
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2 years
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hey so when helenus calls anchises felix nati pietate. i'm gonna need to write a whole 8-10 page article breaking down my feelings on that one.
#i mean first off the only word there that isnt COMPLETELY loaded with meaning is nati
#but think about it. think about it.
#happy/fortunate/blessed/fecund with the [pietas] of your son. but is he really. IS HE REALLY
#anchises who dies neither in troy nor in italy. who is buried in the liminal space between the home he knew and the home he will never know
#anchises who sees the future that is destined for his people as he roams the lands of dis and warns this very son:
#spare the conquered and beat down the proud
#did he know the fate that awaited his son? the ends that his pietas would drive him to?
#has the anchises of the underworld read the rest of the aeneid? does he send his son through the gate of false dreams
#hoping beyond hope to free him from the story that is to come?
#aeneidposting
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