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Dido and Aeneas
This is Storynory’s production of the ancient legend about the foundation of Rome. It’s a love story with plenty of tragic drama, and we think it will appeal to slightly older children and young adults. That said, it is pretty exciting too.
Aeneas, prince of Troy, is shipwrecked off the coast of Africa by the goddess Juno. He is taken in by Queen Dido of Carthage. He then finds himself torn between love and destiny.
The great Roman poet, Virgil (70 BC to 19BC) wrote a really long poem (12 books) called "The Aeneid". In one of those books is the story of Dido and Aeneas. An Elizabethan playwright, Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) wrote a play called "Dido, Queen of Cathage" about Dido's love for Aeneas. Bertie has written this special "Storynory edition" for your enjoyment.
The following story is written out, as a play script. Bertie suggests that you and your friends read it as a play - even act it out!
If you are following along with the audio, the narrator and the male characters are spoken by Richard Scott. All the female characters are read by Natasha Gostwick. Music by Purcell and Handel from Partners in Rhyme
Adapted for Storynory by Bertie.
Duration 27 Minutes.
Dido and Aeneas.
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Aeneas
Trojan hero in Greco-Roman mythology
This article is about the Greco-Roman hero. For other uses, see Aeneas (disambiguation).
In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas (ih-NEE-əs,[1]Latin:[äe̯ˈneːäːs̠]; from Ancient Greek: Αἰνείας, romanized: Aineíās) was a Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus).[2] His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy (both being grandsons of Ilus, founder of Troy), making Aeneas a second cousin to Priam's children (such as Hector and Paris). He is a minor character in Greek mythology and is mentioned in Homer's Iliad. Aeneas receives full treatment in Roman mythology, most extensively in Virgil's Aeneid, where he is cast as an ancestor of Romulus and Remus. He became the first true hero of Rome. Snorri Sturluson identifies him with the Norse god Víðarr of the Æsir.[3]
Etymology
[edit]Aeneas is the Romanization of the hero's original Greek name Αἰνείας (Aineías). Aineías is first introduced in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite when Aphrodite gives him his name from the adjective αὶνóν (ainon, "terrible"), for the "terrible grief" (αὶνóν ἄχος) he has caused her by being born a mortal who will age and