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Vergil and the Minions (and a Blatantly False Translation)

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Peter Kruschwitz

UNCOVERED: the earliest attestation of  ‘Minions’ as followers of the mighty seeking to follow a boss and to lay waste to the establishment in Vergil‘s Aeneid (10.182–4, translation from here [slightly altered]; summary overview of the context available here). ter … Continue reading →

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