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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAeneis
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛˈneːɪs
"Die Aeneis erzählt die Geschichte des trojanischen Helden Aeneas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A Latin epic poem written by Virgil in the 1st century BC, telling the heroic story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.
"Scholars often analyze the themes of duty and fate as presented throughout the Aeneid." - 2
An epic poem modeled upon or reminiscent of Virgil's masterpiece.
"The Renaissance poet attempted to write a national Aeneid for his own country."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin Aeneis, based on Aeneas, the legendary Trojan hero who is the epic's protagonist. The suffix -id comes from Greek -is (stem -id-), meaning 'descendant of' or 'pertaining to'. Composed by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, it serves as the foundational national epic of ancient Rome.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aeneid" is said worldwide
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Énéide
Transliteration: e.ne.id
"L'Énéide est le grand poème épique de Virgile."
Aeneis
Transliteration: ɛˈneːɪs
"Die Aeneis erzählt die Geschichte des trojanischen Helden Aeneas."
Eneide
Transliteration: eˈnɛi.de
"L'Eneide è stata scritta da Virgilio."
Eneida
Transliteration: eˈnei.da
"La Eneida es una obra cumbre de la literatura latina."
Eneida
Transliteration: eˈnej.da
"A Eneida narra as viagens de Enéias."
एनीिड
Transliteration: eneid
"एनीिड वर्जिल द्वारा रचित एक प्रसिद्ध महाकाव्य है।"
埃涅阿斯纪
Transliteration: āi niè āi sī jì
"《埃涅阿斯纪》是古罗马文学的代表作。"
아이네이스
Transliteration: a-i-ne-i-seu
"아이네이스는 로마의 건국 신화를 다룬 서사시이다."
アエネーイス
Transliteration: Aenēisu
"『アエネーイス』はウェルギリウスの代表的な叙事詩です。"
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