Aeneas and Dido

Looking for love in all the wrong places……..

Aeneid Books 1-4

Two empires will collide

Aeolus makes the winds blow

Neptune is not happy

Carthage

Aeneas on African shore

Venus and Anchises

Venus comes to console Aeneas

Venus tells Aeneas of swan sighting

Dido

The cutting of the bull hide

Dido building Carthage

Venus flies off

Achates asks Dido for help

Aeneas bows to queen Dido

Dido’s banquet

Venus hides Iulus, sends cupid in disguise

Aeneas introduces his “son”

Dido welcomes (fake) Ascanius

Dido listens to story of Aeneas

Aeneas tells his story to Dido

Dido sacrifices to the gods

The royal hunt

Dido out hunting

A boy, a girl,

a storm, a cave

In the cave

The Opera

Aeneas helps build Carthage

Dido fondles Aeneas’ garments

Mercury tells Aeneas it’s time to

go

Dido watches the harbor

Anna consoles Dido

Dido scolds Aeneas for trying to sneak away

Dido begs Aeneas to stay

Dido pleads

Dido watches Aeneas leave

Dido reclines and declines

Death of Dido

Denied one long pointy instrument, Dido considers another

Dido lights her fire

Dido and sword

Dido and blade

Rueben's: death of Dido

Dido dies

Anna and Dido

Dido dead

Aeneas sails away as pyre burns