īy some accounts, Aeneas and Lavinia had a son, Silvius, a legendary king of Alba Longa. I wish, if there is truth in what I presage.' Īeneas is said to have named the ancient city of Lavinium for her. Your king's the manĬalled for by fate, so I conclude, and so Sons from abroad will come, the prophets say. Of Father's shrine and warning signs from heaven

King Latinus recognizes Aeneas as the destined one:

Not long after the dream oracle and the prophetic moment, Aeneas sends emissaries bearing several gifts for King Latinus. Would have renown and glorious days to come,īut that she brought a great war on her people.' No one could hold that sightĪnd it was read by seers to mean the girl Mantled then in smokeĪnd russet light, she scattered divine fire In crackling flame, her queenly tresses blazed, It seemed her long hair caught, her head-dress caught With a pure torch, the girl Lavinia with him,

'While the old king lit fires at the altars Lavinia has what is perhaps her most, or only, memorable moment in Book 7 of the Aeneid, lines 69–83: during a sacrifice at the altars of the gods, Lavinia's hair catches fire, an omen promising glorious days to come for Lavinia and war for all Latins: The Sun looks down on Ocean, East or West.' Governed by them, as far as on his rounds Will see all earth turned Latin at their feet, 'Propose no Latin alliance for your daughterĪnd be your sons by marriage. In Vergil's account, King Latinus is warned by his father Faunus in a dream oracle that his daughter is not to marry a Latin: Turnus, ruler of the Rutuli, was the most likely of the suitors, having the favor of Queen Amata. Lavinia, the only child of the king and 'ripe for marriage,' had been courted by many men who hoped to become the king of Latium. It has been proposed that the character was in part intended to represent Servilia Isaurica, Emperor Augustus's first fiancée. In Roman mythology, Lavinia ( / l ə ˈ v ɪ n i ə/ lə- VIN-ee-ə Latin: ) is the daughter of Latinus and Amata, and the last wife of Aeneas. 1565) by Mirabello Cavalori, depicting the moment at which Lavinia's hair blazes as an omen of war but ultimate reconciliation

Lavinia le guin