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BOOK5
•Astheyaresailingaway,theTrojansseeahugefireburningontheshore.Theycanguesswhatitiscomingfrom.(Dido'sfuneralpyre.)
•Shortlyafterward,astormcomesup,andtheydecidetoheadforshore.
•TheylandinSicily.Aeneasdeclaresafeastdayandritualcommemorationofhisfather.Healsosaysthatinninedaystheywillholdathleticcontestsintheman'shonor.
•Whentheninthdayafterthatrollsaround,itistimeforsomeathleticcontests.BothTrojansandlocalSiciliansarecompeting.
•Thefirsteventisaboat-race.Theideaisforthecompetitors–teamsofrowersinlonggalleys–tosailouttosea,roundacertainhalf-submergedrockdesignatedastheturningpost,andthenbethefirsttomakeitbacktoshore.Fourshipsarecompeting.Aeneasgivesprizestoeachofthem.
•Thenexteventisafootrace.ItlookslikeaguycalledNisusisgoingtowinit,butthenheslipsinsomebloodandgutsleftoverfromoneofthesacrificialanimals.
•Whenhefalls,hemakessuretotripuptheguybehindhim,sohisboyfriendEuryaluscanspeedaheadtovictory.
•Aftertherace,theguytrippedupbyNisusdemandsaconsolationprize.SodoesNisus.Aeneasobligesbothofthem.
•Nextcomesboxing.ThefirstchallengertostandupisaTrojanguynamedDares.
•Foralongtime,nobodyhasthegutstotakehimon,butthen,aftersomeprodding,aSicilianold-timernamedEntellusstepsup.
•Thefightgoesonprettyevenlyatfirst,thoughthenEntellusputsallhisweightintoapunchhefailstoland,andfallsrightonhisface.
•KingAcestescomesandhelpshimup.
•Thefightgoeson,however,andnowthatEntellus'spridehasbeenhurthestartsattackingDaresinadangerousway.Eventually,Aeneasstepsintostopthefight.
•WhenEntellusclaimshisprize,abull,toprovehe'sstillgotithepunchesthecreaturebetweenthehorns,shatteringitsskull,killingit.
•AguycalledHippocoönshootsfirst.Hehitsthemast,butmissesthebird.
•Next,Mnestheusshoots.Hemissesthebird,butcutsthecord.Thebirdfluttersaway.
•NowitisEurytion'sturn.HeisthebrotherofPandarus,afamousTrojanarcherwhodiedinthewaragainsttheGreeks.Aftersayingaprayertothespiritofhisbrother,Eurytiontakesaim,shoots,andhitstheescapingbird.
•LastupistheSicilianKingAcestes,whonowhasnothingtoshootat.Justtoprovehestillhasstrengthinhim,heshootsanarrowintotheair.Inmid-flight,thearrowcatchesfireandturnsintoashootingstar.
•AeneasgivesAcestesfirstprize.SecondprizegoestoEurytion,thirdtoMnestheus,andfourthtoHippocoön.
•Thenthingstakeaturnfortheworse.Determinedtostiruptrouble,JunosendsagoddessdowntowheretheTrojanwomenaregatheredontheshore.There,theyarelamentingthejourneysthatawaitthem.
•IristakestheformofaTrojanwoman.Inthisdisguise,shemakestheTrojanwomenfeelverypessimistic,andtellsthemtoburntheships.Thenshehurlsatorchatoneoftheships.
•Althoughthewomenareatfirstconfusedaboutwhattodo,itisn'tlongbeforetheystartburningtheships.
•Whenwordreachesthemen,Ascaniusisthefirsttorushbacktotheshore,onhorseback.Theotherscomehurryingafter.
•Thewomen,ashamedofwhattheyhavedone,disperse,butitistoolate:
theshipsareburning.
•Indesperation,AeneaspraystoJupiter:
"Eithersavetheshipsorstrikemedeadwithalightningbolt."
•Jupitersendsastormandtherainputsoutthefires.Allbutfourshipsaresaved.
•Aeneasisn'tsureaboutwhattodo,butthen,inthesky,heseesanimageofhisdeadfather,Anchises.
•ItsaysthatadifficultwarawaitstheminItaly,meaningtheyshouldtakeonlytheirtoughestwarriors.
•Also,itsaysthat,uponarrivinginItaly,hewillfirsthavetovisittheunderworld,wherehewilllearnthefutureofhispeople.Hewillalsoseehisfather'sspirit,whichisinElysium,theabodeoftheblessed.
•Afewdayslater,aftermuchfeastingtogether,Aeneasandtheremainingshipsheadout.
•Atthispoint,Venus,whohasbeenwatchingeverything,turnstoNeptuneandasksthatAeneasbegrantedsafepassagetoItaly.
•NeptunesaysthatAeneaswillgettheresafely,onlylosingoneman.Thenhecalmsthesea.
BOOK6
•AftertheyarriveinItaly,AeneasvisitsthecaveoftheSibyl,awomanwhocantellthefuture.
•AftertellingAeneastopray,shesaysthatthingsaregoingbetough:
theywillhavetofightawartogettheirterritoryinItaly.ShepredictsthatanewAchilleswillariseintheterritoryofLatium.(AchilleswasthegreatestoftheGreekwarriorsfightingagainstTroyintheTrojanWar.)
•Afterreceivingthisprophecy,Aeneaspraystobeallowedtodescendtotheunderworld,sothathecanvisithisfather.
•TheSibylsaysthatthewaydowntotheunderworldiseasy,it'scomingbackoutthat'sthetrickypart.
•ShesaysthatAeneasmustgodeepintotheforestand,indarkestandmostsecludedpart,findatreesproutingagoldentreebranches.Hemustpluckthisbranchandbringitasagifttothequeenoftheunderworld.Shesaysthatonlythosewhoarefatedtocanpluckthegoldenbranch.
•Venussendsdowntwodoves,reassuringAeneas.ThenAeneasaskstobeshownwherethegoldenboughis.Thedovesflyoffandhefollows.Eventually,theyleadhimtothespot.
•Aeneasistotallyexcited,andbreakstheboughoffthetree.
•Nowarmedwiththegoldenbough,AeneasfollowstheSibyldownintotheunderworld,wheretheyimmediatelyencounteralotofscarystuff.
•AeneasseesDido,andapproachesher.Hetellsherheissorry,andhowitwasn'thisfaultforleavingher:
hewasonlydoingthegods'bidding,justasheisnow.
•ButDidodoesn'tlistentohim.Instead,withoutaword,sherunsofftojointheshadeofherdeadhusband.
•NextAeneasseessomedeadTrojanwarriors–plussomeGreeks,whorunawaywhenheapproaches.
•ThenAeneasandAnchisesshareatearfulreunion.
•AnchisesshowsmanyfutureleadersofRome.FirstAnchisespointsoutabunchofAeneas'simmediatedescendents.ThenhepointsoutmembersoftheJuliandynasty,culminatinginCaesarAugustus(thefirstRomanemperor).
BOOK7
•TheTrojansthengetbackontheirshipsandgofurthernorth.Finally,theyhavearrivedinLatium.ThekingofLatiumatthetimeofAeneas'sarrivalisnamedLatinus.
•Latinushasgrownoldbynow,andhasamajorproblem.That'sright,hehasnotproducedanymaleheir.Allhehasisonedaughter,Lavinia.
•Asyoucanimagine,allofthemosteligiblebachelorsoftheregionarecompetingforherhand.Ofthese,themosthandsomeisTurnus,whomLatinus'swife,Amata,thinksisperfectfortheirdaughter.
•TheproblemisthatlotsofweirdomenshavemadeLatinusuncertainaboutthematch.Finally,heconsultedthemostprestigiousoracleintheregion,aholywaterfall.Ittoldhimthathisdaughterwasdestinedtomarryaforeigner,andthattheirdescendentswouldruletheworld.TheupshotofthiswasthatmarriagewithTurnuswasoutofthequestion.
•Latinuscouldn'tkeepasecretlikethatunderwraps.BythetimeAeneas'smenland,thewholeregionknowsabouttheprophecy.
•Thentheyhaveanawesomefestivalforthegods,andJupiterthundershappilyinresponse.
•Thenextdaytheygooutexploring,andAeneassendsmessangerstoKingLatinus.
•Inthemeantime,hestartsbuildingafortressforhismen–justincasethingsturnugly.
•WhentheemissariesreachLatinus,hetellsthemthatheknowswhotheyare.Inresponse,theTrojanenvoysexplainhowtheyaredescendedfrompeopleofLatiumandhavecometoItalyonamissionfromthegods.Theyaskpermissiontosettleonthecoast,andofferLatinusgiftsoffriendship.
•Afterthinkingitover,Latinussaysthathewillaccepttheoffer.Notonlythis,buthealsorevealstheprophecythathisdaughtermustmarryaforeigner.HesaysthatAeneasistheman.
•Everythingseemstobegoingprettysmoothly.Toosmoothly…butwait!
Junoisnothappywiththis!
Shedoesn'tlikewhatshesees.EventhoughsheknowsthatAeneashasfateonhisside,shedeterminestomakethingsdifficultforhim.ShedecidestostartawarbetweentheTrojansandtheLatins.
•Todothis,shegetsAllecto,aterribleFury(agodofanger),tohelpher.
•Sureenough,AllectoheadsforthepalaceofLatinusandstraightawayseeksoutAmata,Latinus'swife,andthemotherofLavinia.
•AllectoplucksoneofthesnakesthatgrowoutofherheadinsteadofhairandthrowsitatAmata.Invisibly,itmakesitswayinsideherbodyandinfectsherwithhatred.
•FirstshepleadshercasetoLatinus,tellinghimnottoletAeneasmarrytheirdaughter.Buthedoesn'tlisten.
•Soshetakesherdaughterandrunsoffintothewoods.
•Then,AllectofindsTurnusinhisbedroomandappearstohimintheformofanoldwoman.Inthisshape,shetellshimthatheisweakforlettinghisprospectivebridegetawayfromhim.ShesaysheshouldgomakewaragainsttheTrojansbutkeeppeacewiththeLatins.
•Turnussays,"Ohdon'tworry.I'mgoingtosettleit.Butyoumindyourownbusiness,oldlady.Leavemakingwartousmen."
•TheFurydoesn'tlikehistone.Shebecomesenraged,pullstwosnakesoutofherheadandstartscrackingthemlikeawhip.ThenshehurlsatorchatTurnus.
•Hewakesupinafright–andistheonlyonethere.Inafrenzy,heimmediatelydecidesuponwarwiththeTrojans,andinstructshissoldierstomarchtowardKingLatinus'scapital.
•ThenAllectomakesherwayovertotheTrojans,whereAscaniusishunting.
•ShemakesAscaniusshootsadeer(thedeerisapetbelongingtotheLatins)anditrunsbacktoitshouseanddies.Then,ahugebattlehappensbetwe
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