116/122 But if Virgil is referring, not to the Amyclae near Naples, but to the original Amyclae in Laconia, then the proverbial taciturnity of those inhabiting the latter country offers sufficient explanation. _Aegeon_ was a monster with 100 arms and 50 heads. He is more often called Briareus. In the _Iliad_ Aeneas had been rescued from Diomedes and Achilles. Liger is taunting him with this. |