Story of Aeneas

fter a dreadful storm which scattered his ships, sinking one, and driving the rest upon the coast of Africa. The narrative occupies the second and third boo

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f Paris, or the prophecy that through the Trojan race was to come destruction on the city she loved. And so when she saw the ships of AEneas sailing towards the Italian coast, she gave vent to her anger in bitter words. "Must I then," said she, "desist from my purpose? Am I, the queen of heaven, not able to prevent the Trojans from establishing their kingdom in Italy? Who then will hereafter worship Juno or of

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fetters, or the

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giving him in marriage the fair De-i-o-pe'a, most beautiful of all the nymphs or maids in her heavenly train of attendants. AEolus pro

d the winds rushed furiously forth. In an instant a terrific hurricane swept over land and sea. Th

moment su

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s unhappy fate, and lamented that it h

Troy like

heir pare

ships were dashed against hidden rocks, while

here above the

precious goods a

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ove the waters, and beheld the ships scattered about and the hero himself in deep distress, the ocean king was very angry. Instantly he summoned the winds before him, and sternly rebuked them for dar

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the lot'

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wer within his own dominion, and so the winds had to retire at his command. Then immediately the sea became calm and still, and AEneas with seven ships-all that he could find of his fleet-sailed for the African coast, which was the nearest land, the storm having driven th

he name is often used to signify a very faithful friend. But they could see none of the missing ships and so they returned to their companions. Then AEneas delivered an address to his people, bidding

friends! for o

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derers she was pleading his cause before the throne of Jupiter himself on the top of Mount Olympus. "What offence, O king of heaven," said she, "has my AEneas

bes in Italy, and conquer them, and rule in La-vin'i-um. After him his son Iulus should reign for thirty years, and build a city to be called Alba Longa, where his descendants woul

Romans call,

ounds of emp

ears to their

uno, who, with

heaven, and Jove

, her friendly p

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pening in re

l overturn the

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cean, and whos

shall

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d landed after the storm. Venus herself, too, came down from Olympus, and, in the garb of a huntress, appeared to her son and the faithful Achates, as they were exploring the coast to find out what land it was, and by what people possessed. She did not make herself known to them, but inquired if they

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and the pla

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n her father's death, her brother Pyg-ma'li-on became king of Tyre. He was a cruel and avaricious tyrant, and in order to get possession of his brother-in-law's riches, he had him put to death, concealing the crime from his sister by many false tales. But in a dream the ghost of Sicha

iled to the coast of Africa and landed in Libya, where they purchased from the inhabitants as much ground as could be encompassed by a bull

going. In reply AEneas gave a brief account of his wanderings since the fall of Troy. Then the goddess directed him to go into the city and present himself before the queen, and she p

with her as her son. The goddess, however, made no answer, but she cast over Aeneas and his companion a thick veil of cloud so that no one might see or molest them on their way. Thus rendered invisible, they wen

ifts, and with

oddess made th

s the marble t

tes the cedar

with brazen co

rs on brazen

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ed to find the walls covered with paintin

rder painted

d unhappy T

ame around the

fe, and every

eeping said: "O f

s of Trojan

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towards the queen, and AEneas rejoiced to see that they were some of his own people belonging to the ships that had been separated from him during the storm. They had been cast ashore on a different part of the coast, and not hearing of the safe arrival of AEneas, they were now come to beg the help and protection of Dido. Having heard their story, which Il-i'o-neus, one of t

ief appeared

sage, and se

dess, with her

ing locks, and made

olling eyes a s

youthful vigo

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en appearance of the hero, of whom she had already heard much. Her father, Belus, she said, had told her of the fall of Tr

like you, have

forded me this

alien in a

ity woes so

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a hundred swine, and a hundred fat lambs. Meanwhile AEneas sent Achates to bring his son Ascanius to the city, bidding him at the same time to take with him presents for the queen, costly and

he handsome youth whom Achates had brought from the ships as the son of AEneas. Dido admired the beautiful boy and fondled him

little though

she drew so n

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slumber in a sacred grove in the island o

lap, amidst a

rs him to her

ath of myrtle c

ays him on a

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en couch. A hundred maids and as many pages attended upon the guests. After the viands were removed, I-o'pas, the Ty

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Achilles, and Memnon, and Diomede and other heroes of the Trojan war, begged him to tell the whole story from the beginning. "Come, my gu

nes, commencing with the artifice of the wooden horse, and ending with the storm which drove his ships upon the Carthaginian coast. The events of the st