concept

Allegory

Words

A sustained coded narrative where figures stand for other meanings. Not parable as a short teaching tale, and not metaphor as a single swap.

Roman religion

  • Allegory appears in Roman religion.

    The Aeneid’s destiny speech works as extended allegory of Rome’s founding. A named allegory craft in that epic, not parable as short likeness and not a modern theory dump.

    from Virgil · Aeneid, 19 BCE (unfinished at the poet’s death)

    appears in · sourced · documented

sources

  • Aeneid · Virgil

    Virgil, Aeneid.