Nereus prophesies the Trojan War

The latest post moves away from epic poetry, but not from epic themes: as Paris and Helen elope to Troy, a sea-god foresees the wrath to come.

Hear Horace’s poem in Latin and follow in English here; see the illustrated blog post here.

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