In the poem that includes the lines This is the dead land This is cactus land to what work is the first epigraph an allusion?

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The first epigraph "Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere" in T.S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land" alludes to the Cumaean Sibyl, a prophetess in Roman mythology. This epigraph references the Sibyl's prophecy written on oak leaves that were kept in a jar, emphasizing themes of prophecy, decay, and the search for meaning in Eliot's poem. The reference to the Sibyl sets the tone for the fragmented and prophetic nature of "The Waste Land."

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