Titolo Lucano e il rectum cornu della luna (Phars. 5.548) Periodico Prometheus Anno: 1993 - Volume: 19 - Fascicolo: Fascicolo 1 - Pagina iniziale: 61 - Pagina finale: 67
In this passage Lucan was strongly influenced by ancient astronomical literature, though the exact meaning of rectum cornu remains unclear and suggests that the poet was more interested in producing a sinister atmosphere than in technical details.