Sus and Mus in Lucretius (De rerum natura 5.25), Vergil (Georgics 1.181), and Horace (Ars poetica 139)

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CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1086/726376

T. H. M. Gellar-Goad

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Abstract

This note argues that the Lucretian hexameter-final monosyllable Arcadius sus (5.25) stands at the beginning of a Roman hexameter tradition of satiric final-monosyllable animals, echoed by Vergil’s exiguus mus at Georgics 1.181 and Horace’s ridiculus mus at Ars poetica 139. Lucretius’ sus, in context, deflates and deglamorizes the boarish Labor of Hercules; Vergil’s mus makes the satiric subtext explicit, and playfully suggests that pest control is a Herculean task; Horace’s mus folds the satiric epic pattern in on itself, by using it to satirize epic.

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卢克莱修（Deerum natura 5.25）、维吉尔（Georgics 1.181）和贺拉斯（Ars poetica 139）中的 Sus 和 Mus

本注认为，卢克雷tian的六步诗-尾单音节Arcadius sus(5.25)是罗马六步诗-尾单音节讽刺动物传统的开端，与维吉尔的exiguus mus (Georgics 1.181)和贺勒斯的荒诞mus (Ars poetica 139)相呼应。卢克莱修的sus，在语境中，贬低了大力神的苦役;维吉尔的mus使讽刺的潜台词变得明确，并开玩笑地暗示害虫控制是一项艰巨的任务;贺拉斯的诗把讽刺史诗的模式折叠起来，用它来讽刺史诗。

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