La representación de la ritualidad de los troyanos en Eneida: el culto a los muertos

Abstract

The representation of the rituality of the Trojan people in Aeneid becomes important in the construction that the poet makes of the Roman identity, not only because of the poet’s interest in describing in detail the practices that indicate the relationship of the Trojan people with the divine sphere, but also because this execution shows a differentiation in the development of the other races described. In addition, the performance of the rite establishes different relationships within the human group while it legitimates the authority and it has a specific function in the plot of the work. To illustrate such affirmation, in this study, we analyze the ritual action of the Trojans, in particular the cult of the dead.