tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11110097.post5171828275053475936..comments2021-06-19T03:04:41.292-07:00Comments on Magistra Wickland's Latin Page: Summer Fun... Week Two!Elizabeth Wicklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06145359546966943209noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11110097.post-79861277935149408832014-06-09T10:12:03.553-07:002014-06-09T10:12:03.553-07:00This story is told in the Aeneid, a poem about the...This story is told in the Aeneid, a poem about the hero Aeneas. The Romans believed that he was their ancestor, so this story was very important to them. In the Aeneid, after Troy was destroyed, Aeneas escaped, but his father was too old to flee, so Aeneas carried him to rescue him from the burning city. Aeneas and his men went to Italy and settled in the land of Latium, for which the language Latin is named.<br />Elizabeth Wicklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145359546966943209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11110097.post-5877206583352336202014-06-09T10:08:12.664-07:002014-06-09T10:08:12.664-07:00There is a famous man in Asia. The man is Anchises...There is a famous man in Asia. The man is Anchises. A goddess loves Anchises. Aeneas is the son of Anchises and the goddess. Aeneas' wife is Creusa. Creusa and Aeneas call their son Ascanius. <br /><br />Aeneas' homeland is Troy. Troy is not in Europe, but is in Asia. The men of Greece and Troy are fighting. The Greeks seize Troy. Aeneas carries Anchises. He calls Creusa and their son. <br /><br />Aeneas: "Troy is no longer. But the gods and goddesses love the men of Troy. And they also love the women and boys and girls. Today we sail to Europe."Elizabeth Wicklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145359546966943209noreply@blogger.com