#it's just. this one moment of surety in the great chaos of the trojans' journey

[thoodleoo]

reading vergil's description of palinurus looking out upon the constellations and feeling extremely at peace

#he marked out all the stars gliding through the silent sky #looking out upon arcturus and the rainbrining hyades and the twin bears and orion armored in gold #and after he saw that all was settled in the peaceful sky #he gave a clear signal from the stern #it's just. this one moment of surety in the great chaos of the trojans' journey #to look upon the stars and know that they are ever the same #i cannot help but picture palinurus with his face turned up to the heavens (not knowing the fate that awaited him) #and see the constellations reflected back in that mirror of hope in his eyes #aeneidposting