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In a visit to the Underworld, Aeneas is shown the city he will later found, the future
greatness of Rome and the souls of famous Romans of the future who had yet to
be born. The poem ends with the defeat of Turnus, but another version of the ...
In a visit to the Underworld, Aeneas is shown the city he will later found, the future
greatness of Rome and the souls of famous Romans of the future who had yet to
be born. The poem ends with the defeat of Turnus, but another version of the ...
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Myths Retold AENEAS AND DIDO BEFORE AENEAS arrived in Italy, he landed
at Carthage on the coast of North Africa. The queen of Carthage, called Dido, had
fled from her home city of Tyre in Phoenicia, after her husband Sychaeus, was ...
Myths Retold AENEAS AND DIDO BEFORE AENEAS arrived in Italy, he landed
at Carthage on the coast of North Africa. The queen of Carthage, called Dido, had
fled from her home city of Tyre in Phoenicia, after her husband Sychaeus, was ...
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Their affair blossomed until Mercury, the messenger of the gods, is sent by
Jupiter to remind Aeneas that his destiny is to found the Roman race. Aeneas
makes secret plans to leave Carthage, but Dido discovers his intentions and
confronts ...
Their affair blossomed until Mercury, the messenger of the gods, is sent by
Jupiter to remind Aeneas that his destiny is to found the Roman race. Aeneas
makes secret plans to leave Carthage, but Dido discovers his intentions and
confronts ...
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