Publius Vergilius Maro, known as Virgil to most English-speaking places, was an ancient Roman poet and author who lived in the time of Augustus. Three of the most famous Latin poems were composed by him: the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the epic the Aeneid. A number of minor poems, collected in a work known as teh Appendix Vergiliana, were attributed to him in ancient times, but nowadays many scholars doubt it.

Rome has traditionally been considered Rome's greatest poet, with his Aeneid being called the greatest Latin poem and a national epic (which I disagree with because it's way too derivative of the Odyssey, but whatever.)

The works of Virgil have had a wide influence in Western literature, most notably in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, in which he appears to guide Dante through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven.

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  • BeamBrain [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Listening to the Chapo bit about Lovecraft and the part where Matt talks about how fascists like the old pagan gods because their virtues included enslaving and killing the weak.

    Are pagan leftists sus? :amogus:

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      You should ask them on hexbear's pagan comm

      Pagans come in two forms: hippie types who like cosplay or Varg Vikernes (who also likes cosplay). If they are also lefties, chances are they belong to the former category and are harmless.

      Matt talks about how fascists like the old pagan gods because their virtues included enslaving and killing the weak.

      Gods are public domain characters and anyone can create their own headcanon to explain why their particular deity would totally agree with all their personal political opinions. If you ask the average conservative Christian, these are also the virtues Jesus professes