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40: 27: 520:, 1.1.11–1.3.1 ("His son Ascanius was not old enough to assume the government but his throne remained secure throughout his minority. During that interval—such was Lavinia's force of character—though a woman was regent, the Latin State, and the kingdom of his father and grandfather, were preserved unimpaired for her son." 327:, Lavinia's character and her relationship with Aeneas is expanded, giving insight into the life of a king's daughter in ancient Italy. Le Guin employs a self-conscious narrative device in having Lavinia as the first-person narrator knowing that she would not have a life without Virgil, who, being the writer of the 1683: 250:
Not long after the dream oracle and the prophetic moment, Aeneas sends emissaries bearing several gifts for King Latinus. King Latinus recognizes Aeneas as the destined one:
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Lavinia, the only child of the king and "ripe for marriage", had been courted by many men who hoped to become the king of
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Lavinia has what is perhaps her most, or only, memorable moment in Book 7 of the
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was too young to rule. In Livy's account, Silvius is the son of Ascanius.
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It has been proposed that the character was in part intended to represent
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Lavinia also appears with her father, King Latinus, in
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several centuries after her time, is thus her creator.
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Throughout all the house. No one could hold that sight
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It seemed her long hair caught, her head-dress caught
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Index

Lavinia (disambiguation)

Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum

Mirabello Cavalori
Roman mythology
/ləˈvɪniə/
lə-VIN-ee-ə
[ɫaːˈu̯iːnia]
Latinus
Amata
Aeneas
Servilia Isaurica
Augustus
fiancée
Latium
Turnus
Rutuli
Virgil
Faunus
dream oracle
Latin
Aeneid
Lavinium
Silvius
Alba Longa
Livy
Ascanius
Latins
power behind the throne

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