place
Cumae
The seat of the Sibyl near Naples; the 'Cumaean song' of Eclogue 4 is her prophecy of the returning ages.
Reading notes
- The Aeneid §3.441 Cumaean
City on the bay of Naples, seat of the Sibyl, by the lake of Avernus.
- The Aeneid §6.2 Cumae
The oldest Greek colony in Italy, on the Campanian coast; seat of the Sibyl and gateway to the underworld.
- The Eclogues §4.4 Cumaean
The seat of the Sibyl near Naples; the 'Cumaean song' of Eclogue 4 is her prophecy of the returning ages.