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1) The Aeneid
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles' mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage will take him through stormy seas, entangle him in a tragic love affair, and lure him into the world of the dead itself--all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods. Ultimately, he reaches the promised land of Italy where, after bloody battles and with high hopes, he founds what...
3) The Aeneid
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (78 pages) : chiefly color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Virgil's classic tale of a hero's mythical journey comes to life in this graphic retelling for kids. From the smoldering ruins of Troy, the warrior Aeneas sets out to find a new homeland for his people. But it's no easy task, for his adventure is filled with great sacrifice, angry gods, tragic love, and brutal battles. Will Aeneas be able to fulfill his destiny and found the mighty city of Rome? With extra background on the original Latin epic poem...
4) Lavinia
Author
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes the reader to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills.--From amazon.com.
7) Aeneas
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the character of Aeneas and his importance in Greek and Roman mythology.
8) Black ships
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
431 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The daughter of a slave taken from fallen Troy, Gull was chosen to become the voice of the Lady of the Dead and counsel kings. But when nine black ships appear, captained by exiled Prince Aeneas, she joins him as his guide and leads him to his destiny.
Author
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xi, 249 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
'I sing of arms and of a man: his fate had made him fugitive: he was the first to journey from the coasts of Troy as far as Italy and the Lavinian shores.' The resonant opening lines of Virgil's 'Aeneid' rank among the most famous and consistently recited verses to have been passed down to later ages by antiquity. And after the 'Odyssey' and the 'Iliad', Virgil's masterpiece is arguably the greatest classical text in the whole of Western literature....