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\n\t\tPublius Vergilius Maro, also known as Virgil, 70 BC
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\n\t\tDido and Aeneas at Dinner, Vergilius Romanus
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\n\t\tAeneas Sicilya’ya Yelken A\u00e7\u0131yor, Vergilius Vaticanus
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\n\t\tSinon Priam’a Getiriliyor, Vergilius Romanus<\/p>\n
Who is Aeneas?<\/h2>\n
Aeneas is the son of Ankhises of Trojan royal family and Goddess Aphrodites (Venus). He is the second biggest hero in the Trojan War following Hector. In fact we can see him advising Priamos\u2019 son, great Trojan, great hero Hector from time to time. The duty bestowed upon Aeneas is to leave Troy, find and build a new home and sustain the Trojan ancestry in the new lands for centuries.<\/p>\n
Escape from Troy and Antandros<\/h2>\n
The Trojan hero Aeneas escapes from the great Trojan fire under the protection of his mother Aphrodites; his father Anchises on his shoulders, his son Ascanius holding his hand and the survived Trojans following him. He arrives at Antandros which lies on the skirts of Mount Ida. They are ready to search for a new home for themselves under the leadership of Aeneas. They build ships in Antandros, and at the beginning of the spring, they leave Antandros with 20 ships.<\/p>\n
Thracia<\/h2>\n
After a couple of day\u2019s journey, they land in the Thracian shore. Thracia used to be a place that had good relations with Priamos. Priamos had even given his son Polyoros to the Thracian king Lykurgos for protection. But Lykurgos hands the boy to the Greeks and buys peace in return and the boy is murdered under the Trojan rampart before the eyes of his father. Aeneas does not know where he drops anchor exactly and they happily start building houses for themselves. He names the city Aeneas. Aeneas goes to the side of a near-by hilltop filled with cranberries and blueberries to sacrifice a bull for his mother Aphrodites (Venus) and Zeus (Jupiter), the God of Gods. He starts to prepare altars from grass so he picks up bushes and grass. Every time he picks up a bush, black drops of blood spatter over the place. When he picks another set of bush he hears a moaning and Polydoros\u2019 voice speaks to Aeneas. He says he was murdered before the Trojan ramparts and the merciful Thracians buried his bones there, and that those lands were accursed, so they should leave at once. Aeneas tells all these to his father and his people. They hold a funeral ceremony for Polydoros and they leave the Thracian shores.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tAeneas’\u0131n Delos Adas\u0131na \u00c7\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131 – Claude Lorrain (1672)
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\n\t\tAntik Thrakia’n\u0131n Haritas\u0131, Abraham Ortelius, 1585<\/p>\n
Delos<\/h2>\n
Aeneas ve beraberindekiler Apollon\u2019un tap\u0131na\u011f\u0131n\u0131n oldu\u011fu kutsal Delos adas\u0131na var\u0131rlar. Aeneas, tap\u0131nak \u00f6n\u00fcnde dua eder ve tanr\u0131 Apollan\u2019a nereye gitmeleri gerekti\u011fini dan\u0131\u015f\u0131r. Tap\u0131na\u011f\u0131n i\u00e7indeki ses \u201cCesur Dardanos soyu! Atalar\u0131n k\u00f6keninden \u00f6te sizi ilk s\u0131rt\u0131nda ta\u015f\u0131yan toprak alacak bir tek, verimli ba\u011fr\u0131na yine. Aray\u0131n bu eski anatopra\u011f\u0131! Aeneas\u2019\u0131n evi orada egemen olacak b\u00fct\u00fcn d\u00fcnyaya, sonra \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 ve onlardan do\u011facak \u00e7ocuklar da!”<\/em> dedi.<\/p>\n Anchises interprets this prophecy and says; \u201cThe fruitful isle of Crete, well known to fame, sacred of old to Jove's imperial name, in the mid ocean lies, with large command, and on its plains a hundred cities stand. Another Ida rises there, and we from thence derive our Trojan ancestry.\u201d<\/em> (Vergilius). The immigrants set to the sea again and land in Crete on the third day. They receive friendly welcome there and they start building houses for themselves again. The immigrants marry the locals, they share land, and they start making new laws. They name the new city Pergamon. But a disaster happens. A very hot summer burns away all the fields, the crops fade away and people start to die. Anchises proposes that they should again go to Delos to consult where they should go.<\/span><\/p>\n While at Cretan shores, Phrygian House Gods speak to Aeneas and tell him to leave these shores and go to Italy. They say his ancestors Dardanos and Iasios come from those lands. Aeneas runs to tell what he has heard to his father. Then, Ankhises remembers what Priamos\u2019 oracle daughter Kassandra had told him. She had said their ancestry will go to a country called Italy or Hesperia. He says; <\/p>\n Soyumuzun Hesperia veya \u0130talya denen bir \u00fclkeye gidece\u011fini s\u00f6ylemi\u015f. Troia soyu iki ki\u015fiye ve yere dayan\u0131r: Dardanos ve Teucer. Dardanos \u0130talya\u2019dan gelmi\u015f, Teucer Girit\u2019den. Demek ki \u0130talya\u2019ya gitmeliymi\u015fiz” der.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \t\t\t\t Aeneas and his people leave Crete for Italy. They are caught in a storm in the sea that lasts three days. The first piece of land they lay eyes upon after the storm is Strophades shores. There live the wild Celaeno and the other Harpies. Harpies are creatures with the face of a young woman and the body of a bird. They dump their filth everywhere they go. Aeneas and his friends see goat and cattle herds right at the shore. They make a sacrifice killing for Zeus and also prepare food for themselves. When they are just about to take a bite, the Harpies descend upon them and spoil everything with their foul breath and dirt. The men draw their swords and try to kill the foul birds but their feathers are strong. All the harpies except one fly away. The Harpy called Celaeno<\/strong> says;<\/span><\/p>\n You seek the Italian shores, foredoomed by fate: The Italian shores are granted you to find, and a safe passage to the port assigned but know, that before your promised walls you build, my curses shall severely be fulfilled fierce famine is your lot for this misdeed, Reduced to grind the plates on which you feed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nCrete<\/h2>\n
The Phrygian House Gods Tell Apollo\u2019s Prophecy to Aeneas<\/h2>\n
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\n\t\tAeneas’\u0131n Giritten Ayr\u0131l\u0131\u015f\u0131, Louvre Museum, Limoges (1530)<\/p>\nLeaving Crete Landing where Harpies Live<\/h2>\n
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