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[[Image:Bol-aeneas.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Picture of an outdoor court scene with a ship inthe background.|In the picture, [[Aeneas]] arrives at the court of King Latinus. The painting was from 1661 to 1663 and is very [[Europe|European]] in orientation; most likely, ships such as the one pictured in the background (left) with cross masts and flags, were too sophisticated for ships during the times following the [[Trojan War]]. The [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[trireme]] wasn't developed until perhaps the fifth century BCE. The story of the ''Aeneid'' occurred before 1100 BCE or earlier.]] | [[Image:Bol-aeneas.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Picture of an outdoor court scene with a ship inthe background.|In the picture, [[Aeneas]] arrives at the court of King Latinus. The painting was from 1661 to 1663 and is very [[Europe|European]] in orientation; most likely, ships such as the one pictured in the background (left) with cross masts and flags, were too sophisticated for ships during the times following the [[Trojan War]]. The [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[trireme]] wasn't developed until perhaps the fifth century BCE. The story of the ''Aeneid'' occurred before 1100 BCE or earlier.]] | ||
'''King Latinus''' was a character in the ''[[Aeneid]]'' by [[Virgil]]. Latinus had a daughter named [[Lavinia]] who was initially pledged to [[marriage|marry]] the rival of [[Troy|Trojan]] [[hero]] [[Aeneas]]. The rival was named [[Turnus]], a hot-headed brash but excellent warrior who struggles with Aeneas in a personal battle for the right to marry Lavinia. King Latinus believed an earlier [[prophecy]] suggesting that Lavinia should marry a [[stranger]] who Latinus believed to be Aeneas. | '''King Latinus''' was a character in the ''[[Aeneid]]'' by [[Virgil]]. Latinus had a daughter named [[Lavinia]] who was initially pledged to [[marriage|marry]] the rival of [[Troy (ancient city)|Trojan]] [[hero]] [[Aeneas]]. The rival was named [[Turnus]], a hot-headed brash but excellent warrior who struggles with Aeneas in a personal battle for the right to marry Lavinia. King Latinus believed an earlier [[prophecy]] suggesting that Lavinia should marry a [[stranger]] who Latinus believed to be Aeneas. | ||
==Further information== | ==Further information== | ||
* See [[Elizabeth Vandiver]] course from [[The Teaching Company]] about the ''Aeneid''. | * See [[Elizabeth Vandiver]] course from [[The Teaching Company]] about the ''Aeneid''. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:39, 22 February 2023
In the picture, Aeneas arrives at the court of King Latinus. The painting was from 1661 to 1663 and is very European in orientation; most likely, ships such as the one pictured in the background (left) with cross masts and flags, were too sophisticated for ships during the times following the Trojan War. The Greek trireme wasn't developed until perhaps the fifth century BCE. The story of the Aeneid occurred before 1100 BCE or earlier.
King Latinus was a character in the Aeneid by Virgil. Latinus had a daughter named Lavinia who was initially pledged to marry the rival of Trojan hero Aeneas. The rival was named Turnus, a hot-headed brash but excellent warrior who struggles with Aeneas in a personal battle for the right to marry Lavinia. King Latinus believed an earlier prophecy suggesting that Lavinia should marry a stranger who Latinus believed to be Aeneas.
Further information
- See Elizabeth Vandiver course from The Teaching Company about the Aeneid.