http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/the-aeneid Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:23:35 -0400 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:23:35 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1825/exploring-the-concept-of-time-using-metaphor-in-the-aeneid By Ziyang N. Su - Time has always been an abstract concept in human languages. To better understand how this temporal concept is addressed in different languages, it can be explored in the context of classical times through Latin texts. In the well-known piece The Aeneid, the author Virgil constantly refers to the concept of time in an overlapping timeline and we can interpret the intertwined timeline through figuration, substitution and action. This use of metaphors to visualize the abstract temporal concept is evident in classical Latin literature and thus can be expanded to the Latin context and even modern... Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:51 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1825/exploring-the-concept-of-time-using-metaphor-in-the-aeneid