All 3 Uses of
odious
in
The Aeneid
- Again the holy fires on altars burn; And once again the rav'nous birds return, Or from the dark recesses where they lie, Or from another quarter of the sky; With filthy claws their odious meal repeat, And mix their loathsome ordures with their meat.†
Book 3odious = extremely unpleasant, disgusting, dislikable, or worthy of hate
- This said, within her anxious mind she weighs The means of cutting short her odious days.†
Book 4 *
- Expel from Italy that odious name, And let not Juno suffer in her fame.†
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