Both Uses of
sacrilege
in
The Aeneid
- Behold the royal prophetess, the fair Cassandra, dragg'd by her dishevel'd hair, Whom not Minerva's shrine, nor sacred bands, In safety could protect from sacrilegious hands: On heav'n she cast her eyes, she sigh'd, she cried 'T was all she could —her tender arms were tied.†
Book 2 *sacrilegious = disrespectful of something others consider important -- especially something sacred
- you yourselves shall bear The guilt of blood and sacrilegious war: Thou, Turnus, shalt atone it by thy fate, And pray to Heav'n for peace, but pray too late.†
Book 7
Definition:
disrespect of something others consider important or sacred