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    Mercury appears to Aeneas in a dream, taking on his appearance, voice, golden hair and youthful limbs. Mercury tells Aeneas that he must continue his journey to found the Roman people in Italy, of which Romulus and Remus would go on to found the city of Rome.

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    Mercury appears to Aeneas in a dream, taking on his appearance, voice, golden hair and youthful limbs. Mercury tells Aeneas that he must continue his journey to found the Roman people in Italy, of which Romulus and Remus would go on to found the city of Rome.

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    Virgil’s Aeneid

    Mercury appears to Aeneas in a dream.


    (Aeneas is a Trojan warrior, who is known for founding the Roman people [Romulus and Remus were
    known for founding the Roman city])

    omnia Mercurio simulis erat, vocemque coloremque


    et crinis flavos et membra decora iuventae…
    (Virgil, Aen. IV. 556-559)

    color, coloris m. (3rd) ‘colour’

    simulus, simula, simulum ‘similar’

    crinis, crinis, crinium m. ‘hair’

    flavus, flava, flavum ‘golden-yellow, blond’

    membrum, membri n. (2nd) ‘limb’

    decorus, decora, decorum ‘honourable’

    iuventa, iuventae f. (1st) ‘youth(fulness)’

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