Well, rehearsals begin soon with my newly-formed Odyssey String Trio which is comprised of a vilionist, viola player and cellist. I haven't asked yet if they would like their names in print so for now I will keep them anonymous. Now how about that great book, "The Aeneid"? Well, for starters, it takes place after the Fall of Troy and the Trojan Horse hoax and a new hero,emerges while Ulysses is on his way home to Ithica: Aeneas. As Troy was burning around him, Venus tells him to flee the city and thereby his adventures begin. Like the Illiad and Odyssey, this is a poem as well written by Virgil. So Aeneas escaped with his son Ascanius and Anchises,his father who later dies peacefully during the voyage to new lands. Perhaps the most famous part of his adbventures is his romance with the Queen of Carthage, Dido. During a hunting expedition, a storm drives them both in a cave where they, er, consummated their love.However, the spicy union did not last: Aeneas was reminded by the gods that his duty was to find a great city in Italy which would become a legend for generations to come. Henceforth, Aeneas reluctantly leaves, Dido kills herself on a pyre with her former lover's sword and she presages that there would never be peace between her people and Aeneas'; sure enough, Rome and Carthage were bitter enemies in later years.There is also an overriding theme of the important relationship between fathers and sons in the poem. Respecting one's father was a Roman virtue especially during the times of the Empire. Ok, well I hope you liked my very brief review of "The Aenied". Till next time! BKT