Roman concepts of the masculine and feminine are very different from the legacy of our own traditions, influenced by Celto-Germanic ideals, filtered through the Medieval and Victorian ages.
Masculine
- control of external forces
- seen/manifest
Feminine
- control of internal forces
- unseen/hidden
Remember, the point of the exercise is to examine the text of Aeneid as commentary about the Roman Republic and how they saw themselves, apart from just understanding the story.
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