{"id":427,"date":"2024-05-15T17:37:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T17:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/classicalstudies\/?p=427"},"modified":"2024-05-15T17:38:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T17:38:10","slug":"unraveling-turnus-the-tragic-hero-of-vergils-aeneid-7-435-463","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/classicalstudies\/2024\/05\/15\/unraveling-turnus-the-tragic-hero-of-vergils-aeneid-7-435-463\/","title":{"rendered":"Unraveling Turnus\u2014The Tragic Hero of Vergil’s Aeneid (7.435-463)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sarah Tessler (’25) examines the scene in the seventh Book of the Aeneid in which the fury Allecto infects Turnus with war frenzy. Through Turnus\u2019 character arc, she argues, Vergil emphasizes the devastating consequences of conflict, including a loss of individual identity, and the inevitable cycle of violence and suffering.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Warrior
Image generated using AI by Sarah Tessler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hic iuvenis vatem inridens sic orsa vicissim\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 435
\nore refert: ‘classis invectas Thybridis undam
\nnon, ut rere, meas effugit nuntius auris;
\nne tantos mihi finge metus. nec regia Iuno
\nimmemor est nostri.
\nsed te victa situ verique effeta senectus, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 440
\no mater, curis nequiquam exercet, et arma
\nregum inter falsa vatem formidine ludit.
\ncura tibi divum effigies et templa tueri;
\nbella viri pacemque gerent quis bella gerenda.’<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

olli somnum ingens rumpit pavor, ossaque et artus
\nperfundit toto proruptus corpore sudor.
\narma amens fremit, arma toro tectisque requirit;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0460
\nsaevit amor ferri et scelerata insania belli,
\nira super:<\/p>\n

At this, the young man, mocking the priestess,
\nreplied in turn: \u201cThe news of the fleet having arrived into the Tiber’s waters
\nhas not escaped my ears, as you suppose.
\nDo not imagine so many fears for me; nor
\nis Queen Juno forgetful of us.
\nBut old age worries you, worn out by decrepitude and truth
\nO Mother, it pointlessly occupies [you] with cares
\nIt deceives the priestess with false fears amidst the arms of kings
\nMen wage wars and peace, by whom wars must be waged.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

A huge fright broke his sleep, and sweat
\nperfused from every limb.
\nFrenzied, he howled for arms; and looked for the hidden arms in couches;
\nthe love of arms and the wicked madness of war raged,
\nanger above all. [trans. Sarah Tessler]<\/p>\n

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