APFIVE Invocation of the Muse in the Aeneid
Describe references and allusions to Greco-Roman mythology and legend in Latin texts.
The invocation ‘Musa, mihi causas memora’ most directly parallels which aspect of Homeric epic tradition?
Mūsa, mihī causās memorā, quō nūmine laesō, quidve dolēns, rēgīna deum
A
The Muse’s role in preserving heroic deeds for posterity
B
The poet’s request for divine assistance in understanding complex divine motivations
C
The tradition of beginning epics with genealogical catalogs
D
The poet’s claim to prophetic knowledge of future events
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