Aesacus Character Analysis in Metamorphoses

Although a descendent of Troy’s founders and Hector’s brother, Aesacus grows up in the country. When he chases a nymph he desires and she is fatally bitten by a poisonous snake, he jumps off a cliff, trying to kill himself. He is transformed into a diving bird that continuously tries to drown itself.

Aesacus Quotes in Metamorphoses

The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Aesacus or refer to Aesacus . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

Then Aesacus furiously lowered
his head and plunged to the depths. He repeatedly tried to discover
a pathway to death and never stopped trying. His love made him thin,
and all of him lengthened out: his legs on their knotted joints,
his neck with the head so far from the body. He loves the sea,
and because he is constantly diving down it, we call him the diver.

Related Characters: Aesacus

Page Number and Citation: 791

Explanation and Analysis:

This passage occurs at the end of the story of Aesacus after he has tried to kill himself but was transformed. This quote describes Aesacus’s transformation as responding perfectly to the emotional state that Aesacus is in. The bird that results from Aesacus’s transformation is thin due to his love and heartbreak; moreover, its “head [is] far from the body,” responding to Aesacus’s attempted departure from his body with his suicide. Furthermore, the diving bird continuously mimics Aesacus’s attempted suicide by repeatedly diving and trying to die. In this way, it is as if Aesacus’s transformation is a snapshot of Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesentium. Ex consequatur magnam. Aliquid iste enim. Sequi aut maxime. Adipisci voluptate et. Voluptas suscipit alias. In et eveniet. Eaque et repellendus. Dolores aut voluptatibus. Voluptatem qui voluptatum. Voluptatibus sed placeat. Aut tenetur autem. Fugit volup

Aesacus Character Timeline in Metamorphoses

The timeline below shows where the character Aesacus appears in Metamorphoses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...attention to a bird skimming the sea with its wings. The bird used to be Aesacus, descended from the founders of Troy and brother to Hector, the famous Trojan. Aesacus, however,... (full context)

One day, Aesacus spies Hesperia drying her hair by a riverbank. He ambushes her and chases after her.... (full context)

To relieve his guilt, Aesacus jumps off a cliff, hoping to drown. To his dismay, a river goddess transforms him... (full context)

Aesacus’ father Priam has a funeral for Aesacus in Troy. His sons attend, except for Paris,... (full context)

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Aesacus Character Timeline in Metamorphoses