Today’s post sees Aeneas keeping pace with his guide the Sibyl as she plunges into the infernal entrance. See the illustrated blog post here, hear the Latin and follow in English here.
The Great Goddess, Cybele, rescues Aeneas’s ships from being burnt by his enemy, Turnus, and transforms them into goddesses of the sea. Hear the Latin and follow in English here.
The plan for a duel between Aeneas and Turnus has been foiled yet again – worse, Aeneas has been wounded by a stray arrow, and, as he leaves the field, Turnus goes on yet another rampage, breaking the oaths that King Latinus has sworn. Hear Virgil’s vivid Latin and follow in English here.
Today’s new poem is by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It is a tribute to Virgil on the 1,900th anniversary of his death and is an example of how deeply great European writers have been steeped in and influenced by Latin poetry. One of the aims of Pantheon Poets is to give you a better experience of Latin poems recited in the original than translations can provide, even if you don’t know Latin yourself.
Juno’s efforts to sow discord between Aeneas and the Italians are now in full swing, with the able help of the terrifying Fury, Allecto. Visiting King Turnus in disguise, she reveals her true self and sends him wild with anger.
Hear the Latin and follow in English here.
See the illustrated blog post here.