All 6 Uses of
discord
in
The Aeneid
- But shall celestial discord never cease?
Book 4 *discord = conflict
- Now shake, out thy fruitful breast, the seeds Of envy, discord, and of cruel deeds: Confound the peace establish'd, and prepare Their souls to hatred, and their hands to war."†
Book 7
- It is done, The blood already drawn, the war begun; The discord is complete; nor can they cease The dire debate, nor you command the peace.†
Book 7
- Then Juno thus: "The grateful work is done, The seeds of discord sow'd, the war begun; Frauds, fears, and fury have possess'd the state, And fix'd the causes of a lasting hate.†
Book 7
- Rang'd on the line oppos'd, Antonius brings Barbarian aids, and troops of Eastern kings; Th' Arabians near, and Bactrians from afar, Of tongues discordant, and a mingled war: And, rich in gaudy robes, amidst the strife, His ill fate follows him— th' Egyptian wife.†
Book 8
- The Dirae souse from heav'n with swift descent; And Discord, dyed in blood, with garments rent, Divides the prease: her steps Bellona treads, And shakes her iron rod above their heads.†
Book 8
Definition:
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(discord as in: discord amongst the group) conflict or disagreement -- especially among those expected to cooperate
or (especially in the form discordant):
seeming different or wrong along with everything else