At one point in this poem, roots and vines begin to bleed before revealing themselves as the remains of the slain Polydorus.
This poem relates how Daedalus twice tried and failed to fashion a golden sculpture of Icarus's death to adorn the gates of the building where Deiphobe writes on oak leaves. At one point in this poem, roots and vines begin to bleed before revealing themselves as the remains of the slain Polydorus. This poem's title character, an embodiment of pietas, is referred to in its opening line, "I sing of (*) arms and the man". The sight of Pallas's belt enrages its protagonist, who then denies mercy to the Rutulian chieftain Turnus. Its protagonist flees home carrying his father Anchises and takes his son Ascanius to Carthage, where he breaks Dido's heart. For 10 points, name this epic poem about a Trojan prince, written by Virgil.
This poem relates how Daedalus twice tried and failed to fashion a golden sculpture of Icarus's death to adorn the gates of the building where Deiphobe writes on oak leaves.
The Aeneid [or the Aeneis or the Aeneidos]