Quirinus

Reading notes

• The Odes §1.2 Quirinus

  The deified Romulus; 'the people of Quirinus' are the Romans.

• The Odes §3.3 Quirinus

  The deified Romulus, carried from Acheron on the horses of Mars.

• The Epistles §2.2 Quirinus'

  The deified Romulus, patron of the Roman state; in a dream he warns Horace not to add to the already crowded ranks of Greek poets.

• The Epodes §16 Quirinus

  The deified Romulus, founder of Rome; even his sheltered bones, Horace foresees, the barbarian will scatter.

• The Satires §1.10 Quirinus forbade

  Quirinus, the deified Romulus; in a true-at-midnight dream he warns Horace that to write Greek verse is to carry 'logs into a forest.'