Thank you Mr. Holford-Strevens for the book references concerning Siro and his Epicurean circle. I have started tracking down the articles and books you had recommended. I enjoyed as well the spirit of your reply, which I understood to be a caveat against associating Virgil too closely with any particular philosophical school. I have read numerous articles that espouse Virgil to be a doctrinal Epicurean or Pythagorean, rather I see his genius lies more with his individual Vatic abilities of poetic inspiration and revelation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. You will just prove to everyone that you can't read directions. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body.
