Aeneis

Japanese: アエネーイス（英語表記）Aeneis

Written in the later years of the ancient Roman poet Virgil. The title means "The Song of Aeneas," and it is a founding epic poem (12 volumes) of about 10,000 lines that tells the story of how Trojan prince Aeneas escapes his homeland, which has fallen to the Greek army, with his father Anchises and son Ascanius, and how, after a turbulent journey, he establishes a new state in Italy that will become the foundation of the Roman Empire. It was greatly influenced by Homer's "Odyssey" and "Iliad." The first half of the poem, volumes 1-6, which depict Aeneas's wanderings, his arrival in Carthage ruled by Queen Dido, and his descent into the underworld, are called the "Odyssean first half" because of the many common motifs, while the latter half, volumes 7-12, which depict the battles with the indigenous people after landing in Italy, are called the "Iliad second half."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

古代ローマの詩人ウェルギリウス晩年の作。表題は〈アエネアスの歌〉の意で，トロイアの王子アエネアスがギリシア軍の侵攻の前に落城した祖国を父アンキセスと息子アスカニウスとともに脱出し，波乱万丈の放浪をへてイタリアにローマ帝国の礎となる新国家を建設するまでを，約1万行でうたいあげた建国叙事詩(12巻)である。ホメロスの《オデュッセイア》と《イーリアス》からは多大な影響を受けており，アエネアスの流浪，女王ディドが支配するカルタゴへの漂着，冥界下り等を描いた前半1～6巻は，多くのモティーフの共通性のゆえに〈オデュッセイア的前半部〉と呼ばれ，一方，イタリア上陸後の先住民族との戦闘を描く後半7～12巻は〈イーリアス的後半部〉と呼ばれる。

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