Tag: Aeneas

In Vergil’s Aeneid, Dido had a doomed affair with Aeneas, which ended in her death. But what if she survived? How would that impact history? This is a question I ponder in my (not-yet-published) novel. And this is a playlist to go with that alt-myth in which she not only survives, but triumphs (in order of emotion). Shout out to my colleague, Ben, for his suggestion of Blank Space. For  Vergil’s original version, the playlist works through “Bad Blood” then can skip to “Look What You Made Me Do,” only what Aeneas made her do in The Aeneid is very different than what she does in my novel.