Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete Shorter Poems by John Milton

Author:John Milton [Milton, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-679-64558-0
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2012-12-03T16:00:00+00:00

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Notes for ELEGIA SEPTIMA

1. Amathusia: Venus, here named after her shrine at Amathus on Cyprus.

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2. Paphio: Venus had a temple at Paphos on Cyprus.

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11. Cyprius: Cupid, whose mother, Venus, was called “Cypris” from her associations with Cyprus (see 1n, 2n).

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21. iuvenis Sigeius: Ganymede, the Trojan boy who served as Zeus’s cupbearer.

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24. Hylas: a youth loved by Hercules. Trying to fetch water from a pool, he was pulled down by amorous nymphs.

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31. Apollo taunted Cupid for presuming to use the bow. Cupid promptly shot him with a golden arrow (love) and Daphne with a leaden one (antipathy). See Ovid, Met. 1.452–567.

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37. Crete was famous for its archers. ille/Inscius: Cephalus, who heard a sound in the bushes, threw his spear and killed his wife, Procris (Ovid, Met. 7.835–62).

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39. Orion pursued the seven daughters of Altas (Pleiades).

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40. Deianira, wife of Hercules, scolds him for his submission to Omphale, who dressed him as a maid and forced him to spin for her (Ovid, Her. 9.47).

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47. See 31n.

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51. The favorite places to walk in London in the seventeenth century were Gray’s Inn Fields, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Moorfields, and the Temple Garden.

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81. Vulcan (Hephaestus), the son of Juno (Hera), was hurled from heaven by Jove (Zeus) and fell for an entire day, landing on the island of Lemnos (Il. 1.590–93).

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84. Amphiaraus: one of the seven against Thebes; he knew the cause was unjust and fled in shame when the attack failed. To save him from disgrace, Zeus opened the earth so that he and his chariot were dropped into Hades (Statius, Thebaid 7.690–823).

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