On his underworld journey, Aeneas encounters a great prodigy – the glorious future Emperor, Augustus. See the illustrated blog post here; hear the Latin and follow in English here.
In today’s poem, Aeneas comes to the home of the blessed in his underworld journey. See the illustrated blog post here; hear the Latin and follow in English here.
In today’s post, the Sibyl describes to Aeneas the torments of the guilty souls in Tartarus. See the illustrated blog post here and hear the Latin and follow in English here.
In today’s post Aeneas comes to Tartarus, the penitentiary of Hades, where sinners and blasphemers receive their deserts. See the illustrated blog post here; hear the passage in Latin and follow in English here.
In today’s post, Aeneas and the ghost of his abandoned lover, Dido, have an unhappy meeting in the underworld. See the illustrated blog post here; listen to the Latin and follow in English translation here.
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.
In today’s post, Aeneas learns what he must do to gain entry to the underworld to see his dead father. Hear the Latin and follow in English here and see the blog post with a painting by Turner here.
Aeneas prepares to set out on his momentous visit to Hades and to his father in the Elysian fields. Read the illustrated blog post about this central section of the Aeneid here and follow the beginning of this phase of the epic journey here.