Dialogue Between Jupiter and Venus in Met. 15,807-842: A Reading of Vergilian fatum
Abstract
Critical bibliography has extensively discussed the concept of fatum in the Aeneid. For the definition of fatum, the interpretation of the dialogue between Venus and Jupiter in Book 1 ―where the main god reveals the destiny of Aeneas and the Romans to his daughter― has always been paramount. Ovid presents his version of that episode in the context of Iulius Caesar’s death and his subsequent apotheosis in Metamorphoses 15. It suggests an innovative characterization of fatum and its relationship to the other divinities. This paper aims to review the different critical opinions about fatum in the Aeneid and to examine the ways in which Ovid’s reading contributes to this discussion.
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