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aeneas: i hear they're shipping us
achates: shipping us? to where?
venus, magically appearing before them: italy.
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aeneas: i hear they're shipping us
achates: shipping us? to where?
venus, magically appearing before them: italy.
Aeneas and Achates Speak with Venus in the Guise of a Huntress
Artist: Giovanni Battista Ortolani Damon (Italian, ca. 1750-1789)
Date: 1781
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: National Gallery (Pilotta Palace), Parma, Italy
Description
The subject chosen for this painting is taken from Book I of the Aeneid , is the encounter between Aeneas, accompanied by his faithful companion Achates, and his mother Venus, who appears to the two in the guise of a huntress.
Aeneas and his boyfriends crew !
From left to right:
Sergestus, Palinurus, Acmon, Iapyx, Achates and Aeneas
I imagine them facing off against Odysseus’ crew or something. I love them so much
Aeneas n Achates r quite queer on the play Dido Queen of Carthage, and it is so fun
do u guys want some minor (ish) aeneid characters
i shit you not this dog here is meant to be ACHATES. you guys this might just be the worst aeneid retelling oat 🥀
The Trojans Repairing Their Ships in Sicily
Artist: Dosso Dossi (Italian, c. 1489–1542)
Date: c. 1520
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
Description
The obscure iconography of Dosso's canvas has caused much speculation. In the past it has been titled simply Scene from a Legend and, more often, Departure of the Argonauts. The present title refers instead to an event in Virgil's Aeneid. Designed to celebrate the origin and growth of the Roman Empire, the Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas, who after the fall of Troy and seven years wandering, founded a settlement on the Italian peninsula, establishing the Roman state. The story of Aeneas and Achates is taken from Book I of the Aeneid, where Aeneas and his faithful companion Achates, their journey just begun, take refuge on the Libyan coast after their ships are wrecked in a storm.