Mythological Allusion in an Aeneid Simile
In the passage below, Aeneas sees the obscure form of Dido in the Underworld and compares her to a new moon. This lunar simile alludes to which of the following deities?
Inter quas Phoenissa recens a volnere Dido errabat silva in magna; quam Troius heros ut primum iuxta stetit adgnovitque per umbras obscuram, qualem primo qui surgere mense aut videt, aut vidisse putat per nubila lunam, demisit lacrimas, dulcique adfatus amore est.
A
Apollo’s association with the sun and prophecy
B
Juno’s jealousy and persecution of Trojan heroes
C
Luna (the personified Moon) and Diana (goddess associated with the moon)
D
Venus’s role as goddess of love and beauty
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