Real
Simoeis
The Simoenta is the river that flows through the plain of Troy, the setting of numerous battles of the Iliad, recalled in Canto VI of the Paradiso.
Description
In Canto VI of the Paradiso, in a passage devoted to the rapid succession of Caesar's campaigns against Pompey, the poet recalls how the imperial eagle returned with Caesar to the places of the Troad, evoked as the origin of Rome's flight along the traces of Aeneas. The Simoenta is indicated as the river that flows through the plain of Troy, linked to the battles of the Iliad. The reference to the river is paired with Antandros, the departure port of Aeneas's ships, and with the place of Hector's burial.
In the text
Linked verses
1 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | Canto VI | 67 | Antandro e Simeonta, onde si mosse, | Open verse |