Virgil’s Aeneid Ep 7 – viscum

This week’s episode is a trip to the Underworld, as imagined by Virgil in Book VI. But what does ‘viscum’ mean? A ‘parasitic plant’ (no, not a new description of Aeneas!) and have you ever heard of ‘birdlime’?What links Meleager and Virgil? Would you trust the Sibyl? What’s Plato’s The Myth of Er got to do with it, and which talisman would you take?

In this series, podcast host Katrina Kelly is joined by bestselling author Caroline Lawrence, to discuss Virgil’s epic poem, The Aeneid. In each episode, inspired by a particular word, Katrina and Caroline explore characters, themes and poetic techniques, their favourite Virgilian similes, hear the sounds of ancient languages, and dive into the rich imagery and literary heritage of the Aeneid.

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