vates

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Определение vates в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

A poet or bard who is divinely inspired

The volume is haunted by the death of the vates (poet-prophet) Orpheus, who failed to revive Eurydice from death and was then torn apart by maenads.

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sacer vates

A divine or sacred poet, or a poet regarded as such

To these attributes of the sacer vates we can add the religious radicalism that prevented both men from making a profession of their vocation.