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The Permanence of Cupid's Metamorphosis in the Aeneid (2010)
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Ziogas, I. (2010). The Permanence of Cupid's Metamorphosis in the Aeneid. Trends in Classics, 2(1), 150-174. https://doi.org/10.1515/tcs.2010.007

Cupid morphs into Ascanius in Aeneid 1 and I argue that this transformation invests Ascanius with erotic qualities that are essential to understanding the boy's role in the Aeneid. Vergil deliberately blurs the distinction between Ascanius and Cupid,... Read More about The Permanence of Cupid's Metamorphosis in the Aeneid.