Both Uses of
prodigious
in
The Aeneid
- Aeneas said, and view'd, with lifted eyes, Their lofty tow'rs; then, entiring at the gate, Conceal'd in clouds (prodigious to relate) He mix'd, unmark'd, among the busy throng, Borne by the tide, and pass'd unseen along.†
Book 1 *
- A load of pointless thunder now there lies Before their hands, to ripen for the skies: These darts, for angry Jove, they daily cast; Consum'd on mortals with prodigious waste.†
Book 8
Definition:
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(prodigious) enormous; or far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree