In the second canto of this work, two characters are fooled by one deity, and lead their people into an ambush, only to be rescued by Venus. While sailors are listening to the story of "The Twelve of England", Venus saves them again, by sending nymphs to distract the winds tasked to destroy them by Bacchus. Finally, Venus tasks Cupid with creating an Island of Love for the
In the second canto of this work, two characters are fooled by one deity, and lead their people into an ambush, only to be rescued by Venus. While sailors are listening to the story of "The Twelve of England", Venus saves them again, by sending nymphs to distract the winds tasked to destroy them by Bacchus. Finally, Venus tasks Cupid with creating an Island of Love for the sailors, after they escape from the efforts of some people in Calicut to detain them, after one of those Muslims is manipulated by Bacchus. On this island, Tethys becomes the lover of Vasco da Gama and regales him with tales of his country's future conquests and success. For 10 points, what is this poem by Luís Vaz de Camões, the national epic of Portugal?
In the second canto of this work, two characters are fooled by one deity, and lead their people into an ambush, only to be rescued by Venus.
The {Lusiads} [or {Os Lusiadas}]