CLAS 430 Lecture Notes - Catullus, Epyllion, Pietas
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Theme: creation finding the order in the chaos (ovid), foundation of the. Aetiology explains why something is the way it is (creation stories) many of ovid"s stories are part of this. There is no creation according to his philosophy. Pot of gold, women talked about in connection with wealth (i. e. dowry) what value women have in roman society, place in the family, how value is possessed, position in a marriage. The golden age: most introduced in ovid (golden age is great no food or strife silver age bronze age) theme of the past is great. Livy thinks people are great into people are terrible. Aeneid (book 8) site of the future rome. Augustan period often portrayed as new golden age. Specifically mentions him in the underworld will bring about a golden age . Rivers flow milder, in golden age land will help people less natural disasters.
