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If you prefer a musical form of the story check out urcell's "Dido and Aeneas".. a fine piece of music that will never make top divis...
Just got this by email from Andrew Nicols:
The name Dido also originates from Virgil's Aeneid, in which the Epic hero Aeneas thinks he loses all but 7 of his ships to a storm created by the Godess Juno who is Aeneas' Grandmother. Anyway, they land in Carthage and the next day they meet up with the rest of their ships in Carthage where the Queen, Dido, welcomes them. This is partially where the name originates.
Anyway... Aeneas is meant to be on a mission for the Gods to found Rome so after Dido has tragically fallen in love with Aeneas, Mercury is sent down as a messenger by Jupiter (king of the gods) and Mercury tells Aeneas that he has to get a move on and lose the baggage (Dido)... so whilst he works out how to tell the Lovestruck Dido he begins to prepare his ships... but Rumour gets round to Dido that he is leaving and she confronts him about this. He sails away anyway after being cursed by her and she tricks her sister into building a funeral pyre (don't ask how!) and she climbs it and kills herself.
The Aeneid was written by Virgil in Roman times, but set in Greek times when the Greek's took Troy with the Trojan Horse. The Aeneid is the Virgil's version of how Rome was heroically founded by the most famous of all Trojan Warriors.
Also, don't miss the BrassEye repeat on C4 tonight, if you missed it last night, and are not out celebrating a friend's birthday or anything.
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Heading to this Greek Restaurant tonight for the second time, review to follow...
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Oct27
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Smashing weekend in Folkestone, they now have a hexagonal pool table in The Front, it's quite good, but we prefer a full sized table. It rotates smoothly so you can stand in the same position to take any shot, so you don't need space all round the table. I've seen one before, in the Bold Forester in Southsea, but I had no idea where to get one... until now. Not sure I'll hire one, though it could be a money spinner... aha, "spinner"... Anyway, we also sat upstairs in The Front, nice, comfortable sofas and that, and quiet as it was the afternoon. No real ales on there, but they had Speckled Hen in bottles. Also went to The Harbour (can find no mention of this pub online, is it a ghost pub? Anyway, pool table, nice log fire, but no real ales), Harvey's, and the always fantastic Chambers.
Went to see the flat, it's nice but not the one. Good to see what sort of places I could afford, now will have to really knuckle down and see more.
We scored a bit of a Brucey-Bonus at the comedy show last night, which was nice.
I am in credit to the tune of ONE PUNCH now, we went to a Greek restaurant on Saturday night, Dom picked it and said if there was nothing I could eat, I could punch him. The only vege main course was some sort of cream stew, I'm going to take a run up for this one... or maybe not, I had half a dozen side dishes instead, far too much food.
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Greek Night £15 admission includes hot & cold Greek buffet. 03 Aug 2007 £15 admission includes hot & cold Greek buffet.
Disco. Bar open until 1am.
The Pavillion, Wear Bay Road,
Folkestone.
Tel: 01303 226229 19:00
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