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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > Roman gods and legends > the story of Aeneas' wanderings to Italy (Virgil, Aeneid) > the arrival at Cumae and the visit to the underworld (Virgil, Aeneid VI) > Aeneas' visit to the underworld > Charon conveys Aeneas and the Sibyl in his boat; they alight at the gates of Pluto's kingdom

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96B543Charon conveys Aeneas and the Sibyl in his boat; they alight at the gates of Pluto's kingdom  

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Subject

  • Aeneas
  • ancient history
  • Charon
  • classical antiquity
  • Cumae
  • Cumaean sibyl
  • disembarkation
  • epic
  • ferrying
  • gate
  • Hades
  • history
  • legend
  • mythology
  • Roman legend
  • sailing
  • ship
  • Trojans
  • underworld
  • Virgil, Aeneid
  • Virgil, Aeneid 06
  • wandering

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