Discrepancy by Design in Virg., Aen. VI 562-600
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https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.2012.10.1104Keywords:
Virgil, Homer, Aeneid VI 565, imitationAbstract
As the context of Virg., Aen. VI 565 requires, the ancient interpretation of this line is correct, while the current consensus is mistaken. The Sibyl has never seen Tartarus. Subsequently, when she repeatedly asserts that she has witnessed the punishment of criminals confined in Tartarus, this blatant contradiction imitates the famously contradictory location of Odysseus outside Hades initially but later firmly within it.
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