Aeneid readings for Fri 26 Jan

CL 212
Please read for Fri. 26 Jan.:

Aeneid 1.46-49 (the end of Juno's speech)
Aeneid 1.335-352 (Venus' speech to Aeneas)

What happens between lines 49 and 335?
--Juno creates a storm on the sea. To do this, she appeals to Aeolus, the king of the winds, and offers to set him up with a hot nymph she knows in exchange for unleashing the winds. Aeolus accepts.
--During the storm, we meet Aeneas and the other Trojans on board their ships. Aeneas complains about the storm, and says that the Trojans who died at Troy were lucky because they didn't have to put up with this.
--Neptune, god of the sea, finds out about this unauthorized storm and yells at the winds. They simmer down.
--Aeneas and friends end up on the shore of Libya, North Africa (Carthage, although they don't know it yet). Aeneas goes hunting and brings back seven deer for his people to feast on. Aeneas makes an encouraging speech to his people and reminds them of their (his) destiny (which he knows about) to head toward Italy.
--Venus (mother of Aeneas, on the side of the Trojans during the Trojan war, goddess of love) appeals to Jupiter, king of the gods on behalf of her son. She reminds Jupiter of the prophecy that Aeneas will found the Roman people, and asks why he's being prevented from achieving it.
--Jupiter tells Venus not to worry; the Trojans/Romans will achieve their destiny and will become a great nation (eventually).
--Jupiter sends Mercury (the messenger of the gods) to put Dido in a friendly state of mind, so that she won't turn the Trojans away when they show up on her shores.
--Aeneas finds a good place for the ships near Carthage. He and his faithful buddy Achates (fides Achates) go out on a scouting mission. A young woman appears, dressed like a huntress. We know she's Venus in disguise, Aeneas doesn't.
--Venus: "Hey, young men, did you happen to see my fellow huntresses around here?"
--Aeneas: "No, sorry...and by the way, you must, like, be a goddess or something. Can you tell us where we are? We're lost."

We'll pick up with Venus' response.

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