anghraine: an armoured woman with a sword against a gold background (éowyn (pelennor))
You all are probably tired of hearing about the Aeneid, but I just have to share this bit of an incredibly cool speech that Juno gets:

“But if my powers
Are not great enough, why should I hesitate
To seek help from any source whatever?
If I cannot sway Heaven, I will awaken Hell!”


Tagged: #not at all favorably portrayed but unmistakably badass #also i like venus here but juno's call-out of her re: paris was very satisfying
anghraine: choppy water on a misty day (sea)
Back to my Aeneid notes, and I really love this description of the morning star:

Like the Morning Star, loved by Venus
As no other star, when it rises from Ocean,
A sacred light in the sky melting the dark.

Eärendil!!!

Tagged: #look this has reminded me of tolkien multiple times but ESPECIALLY this passage
anghraine: choppy water on a misty day (sea)
Finally finished the Aeneid! And this section included the truly amazing:

Murranus was boasting of his ancient lineage
Stretching back to Latin kings, when Aeneas
Hit him with a huge stone

Tagged: #rip virgil you deserve it for those three lines alone

anghraine: a piece of paper covered in handwriting and a fountain pen; text: writer (writing)
[personal profile] heckofabecca responded to this post:

I have to read Virgil either this week or next

I replied:

Good luck! IDK what translation you have, but the one I’m using is very readable—despite the whining, I’ve mostly enjoyed it :)

anghraine: rows of old-fashioned books lining shelves (books)
I actually did some reading for my exams today, and my favorite quote to come out of it:

This proud man …
Was a king himself and served King Turnus well
As his augur, but could not augur his way
Out of death.

Tagged: #i mean. damn.

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