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  2. Eclogue 4 - Wikipedia

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    Eclogue 4, also known as the Fourth Eclogue, is a Latin poem by the Roman poet Virgil. The poem is dated to 40 BC by its mention of the consulship of Virgil's patron Gaius Asinius Pollio . The work predicts the birth of a boy, a supposed savior, who—once he is of age—will become divine and eventually rule over the world.

  3. Christian interpretations of Virgil's Eclogue 4 - Wikipedia

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    The Roman emperor Constantine the Great was one of the first major figures to believe that Eclogue 4 was a pre-Christian augury concerning Jesus Christ. [9]According to Classicist Domenico Comparetti, in the early Christian era, "A certain theological doctrine, supported by various passages of [Judeo-Christian] scripture, induced men to look for prophets of Christ among the Gentiles". [10]

  4. Virgil - Wikipedia

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    Biographical information about Virgil is transmitted chiefly in vitae ('lives') of the poet prefixed to commentaries on his work by Probus, Donatus, and Servius.The life given by Donatus is generally considered to closely reproduce the life of Virgil from a lost work of Suetonius on the lives of famous authors, just as Donatus used this source for the poet's life in his commentary on Terence ...

  5. Everything You Need to Know About Dating a Virgo Man - AOL

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    Virgo is number 6 of 12 on the zodiac wheel and the only mutable earth sign—meaning he’s resourceful and flexible as well as logical, stubborn, and concerned only with what’s tangible.

  6. And death shall have no dominion - Wikipedia

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    The title comes from St. Paul's epistle to the Romans (6:9): "Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no dominion over him." [1] The poem portrays death as a guarantee of immortality, [2] drawing on imagery from John Donne's Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions. [1]

  7. Virgo compatibility: How the earth sign gets along with each ...

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    Pragmatic and perfectionistic, Virgo is the sixth sign of the zodiac.The earth sign has high standards and isn't in the business of wasting time in relationships. With a grounded nature and a ...

  8. Virago - Wikipedia

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    The Vulgate Bible, translated by Jerome and others in the 4th century C.E., was an early Latin translation of the Hebrew Bible Old Testament.In Genesis 2:23, Jerome uses the words Vir for man and Virago for "woman" attempting to reproduce a pun on "male" and "female" (ish and ishah) that existed in the Hebrew text.

  9. Virgo (astrology) - Wikipedia

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    The constellation Virgo has various origins in different mythologies. In most myths, Virgo is depicted as a virgin maiden [7] associated with wheat. [8] In Greek and Roman mythology, Virgo is related to Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest and autumn, or her daughter Persephone, queen of the Underworld and goddess of spring. [9]