Invocation of the Muse in the Aeneid
In the line ‘Mūsa, mihī causās memorā, quō nūmine laesō, quidve dolēns, rēgīna deum,’ the poet’s invocation of the Muse most directly parallels which feature of the Homeric epic tradition?
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 poet’s claim to prophetic knowledge of future events
D
The tradition of beginning epics with genealogical catalogs
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