BLOOD-COLOURED SWANS: HOR. CARM. 4.1.10 AND HOMER'S PURPLE DEATH.

In Carm. 4.1 Horace asks Venus to stop waging war against him, who is now over fifty (1–7), and suggests that she should set her aim instead on Paulus Maximus, a young and passionate nobleman who will be happy to obey Venus' orders (9–20).

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Classical Quarterly Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 199 - 210
Main Author:	Librán-Moreno, Miryam
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press May2017
Subjects:	Swans in literature Venus deities Epithets Ornithological illustration Flaccus, Valerius
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	In Carm. 4.1 Horace asks Venus to stop waging war against him, who is now over fifty (1–7), and suggests that she should set her aim instead on Paulus Maximus, a young and passionate nobleman who will be happy to obey Venus' orders (9–20).