Book VIII – Aeneas at the Site of Rome and the Divine Gift
[STORY] Confusion reigned… Tiber, the river-god, after the prayers of Aeneas, appeared to him in a dream, encouraging him and promising to assist his ships upstream. Besides, he advised the Trojan hero to ally with King Evander, son of Mercury and therefore kin. He was the leader of Arcadians who lived in the place where foundations of Rome would stand, Pallanteum on the Palantine Hill. So Aeneas encountered Evander who assured his support. The king – simple and noble – told the Trojan of his glorious and heroic past and the history of his land. While touring the landmarks of the future Rome, he recalled the golden age, Hercules victory over the half-man monster Cacus, the figure of Saturn that gave local law and order and the name of Latium. They became friends, so that the king turned his beloved son Pallas over to Aeneas to become a warrior. Suggested by Evander and with the help of Pallas, Aeneas allied with the Etruscan coalition that had risen up against Mezentius, the cruel tyrant of Caere, now expelled, and ally of Turnus. In the meanwhile Venus had appealed to her husband Vulcan to make a suit of armour for Aeneas. So she gave her son the divine gift, a set of armour forged by Vulcan and his Cyclops, the shield of which was decorated with scenes from future Roman history and triumphs. She told him not to fear war… he would become, of that age, the hero…
[LYRICS] ***Hero***
Yesterday the world only knew confusion and chaos A new culture now is going to start A new lord is sitting on the throne The glory shining on
Chorus: In your eyes – there is the light of a god and a warrior
Yesterday brothers killed each other moved by hate Now the same will fight under one crown So the way is drawn – the stars are clear and be like that
Chorus: In your eyes – there is the light of a god and a warrior In your eyes – there are the holy signs of the hero
Hear the roar of the streams The storm of wind will sweep away everything The masters watch over you Blessing your soul by their shining eyes
In this silence, my hero Your word will be the guide Towards the glorious, Awaited age of gold In this darkness, my hero Your eyes will show the way Beyond the clouds and shadows of this night
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