the existence of a generic identity. The classical epic sea-storm, as it is narrated by Vergil (Aen. 1.24–179), has been chosen as a case study for this paper. The following texts are analysed in chronological [...] passages. All these texts combine biblical passages depicting sea-storms (i.e. Gen. 6–8, Ex. 14, Jonah 1, Ps. 107, Mt. 8.23–7, 14.22–38, and Acts 27) with the classical, mainly Vergilian model in varying degrees [...] Lucan’s Bellum Ciuile (and other epics). The opening outline of the poem’s contents ( Cento Probae 1–7) nevertheless shows that Proba varies traditional epic structures, thus demonstrating her critical
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