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Mercury

The Dido episode starts with Aeneas' love in Carthage being interrupted by divine command: Mercury orders him back to the Roman mission.

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The Poem That Makes a Robot

2026-03-25, day precision · Great Books #8: The Poetry of Empire

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"...Carthaginian Empire. He's supposed to go to Rome. So he sends Mercury, the messenger of the gods, down to Aeneas and tells him, hey..."

The Poem That Makes a Robot

2026-03-25, day precision · Great Books #8: The Poetry of Empire

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"Mercury lashes out at once. You, so now you lay foundation stones for the soaring walls of Carthage, building her gorgeous city, doting on..."

The Poem That Makes a Robot

2026-03-25, day precision · Great Books #8: The Poetry of Empire

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"...again, the god, his phantom, the same features shining clear. Like mercury head to foot, the voice, the glow, the golden hair, the bloom..."

Dante Performs Surgery On Virgil

2025-01-14, day precision · Civilization #30: Dante as the Second Coming of Homer

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"...in Carthage. They want him in Rome. Okay? So they sent Mercury, the messenger god, to tell him, hey, man, Aeneas, go to Rome...."

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