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Aeneas Flees Burning Troy, by Federico Barocci (1598). Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy Map of Aeneas' fictional journey. The Aeneid (/ ɪ ˈ n iː ɪ d / ih-NEE-id; Latin: Aenē̆is [ae̯ˈneːɪs] or [ˈae̯neɪs]) is a Latin epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.
Golden Bough (mythology) The golden bough by Wenceslaus Hollar, 17th century. The Golden Bough is one of the episodic tales written in the epic Aeneid, book VI, by the Roman poet Virgil (70–19 BC), which narrates the adventures of the Trojan hero Aeneas after the Trojan War. [1][2]
Os Lusíadas (Portuguese pronunciation: [uʒ luˈzi.ɐðɐʃ]), usually translated as The Lusiads, is a Portuguese epic poem written by Luís Vaz de Camões [ 1 ] (c.1524/5 – 1580) and first published in 1572. It is widely regarded as the most important work of Portuguese-language literature and is frequently compared to Virgil 's Aeneid (1st ...
British alt-rock band Bôa has lived more than a few lifetimes. The group comprised of vocalist Jasmine Rodgers, and musicians Alex Caird and Lee Sullivan, got its start as a casual jam session ...
In Greek mythology, Sinon (Ancient Greek: Σίνων, [1] from the verb "σίνομαι"— sinomai, "to harm, to hurt" [2]) or Sinopos[3] was a Greek warrior during the Trojan War. Engraving after frescos by the Carracci, 1663. He is not mentioned by Homer, but his story is given in the Aeneid of Virgil and other accounts, as a treacherous ...
OCLC. 145733040. Dewey Decimal. 813/.54 22. LC Class. PS3562.E42 L38 2008. Lavinia is a Locus Award -winning [ 1 ] novel by American author Ursula K. Le Guin. Published in 2008, it was Le Guin's last novel. It is written in a first-person, self-conscious style that recounts the life of Lavinia, a minor character in Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid.
Camilla (mythology) Woodcut illustration of Camilla and Metabus escaping into exile, from an incunable German translation by Heinrich Steinhöwel of Giovanni Boccaccio 's De mulieribus claris, printed by Johann Zainer [de] at Ulm ca. 1474. In Virgil 's Aeneid, Camilla of the Volsci is the daughter of King Metabus and Casmilla.
Bôa (stylized bôa) are an English alternative rock band formed in London in 1993, by drummer Ed Herten, keyboard player Paul Turrell, and guitarist/vocalist Steve Rodgers. The band progressed from a funk band to a rock band over the years, as bassist Alex Caird and multi-instrumentalist Ben Henderson joined the group, and Jasmine Rodgers was ...