https://github.com/jaysonvirissimo/the-lusiads pt-pt Luís Vaz de Camões, Jayson Virissimo Jayson Virissimo The Lusiads: Read in European Portuguese The Lusiads: Read in European Portuguese Jayson Virissimo jayson.virissimo@asu.edu https://github.com/jaysonvirissimo/the-lusiads/raw/main/audio/primeiro.mp3 Sat, 28 Oct 2023 21:13:53 -0700 The first section of "Os Lusiadas" pays tribute to famous poets and a young king. It starts off similarly to other epic tales, showing Greek gods keeping tabs on Vasco da Gama's journey. Venus supports the Portuguese explorers, while Bacchus opposes them, viewing them as intruders in his eastern domain. The story jumps into the middle of da Gama's trip, just after passing the Cape of Good Hope. Bacchus, disguised as a Moor, tries to get local Muslims to attack da Gama and his crew. https://github.com/jaysonvirissimo/the-lusiads/raw/main/audio/segundo.mp3 Sun, 26 Nov 2023 22:00:00 -0700 A council of the gods in Olympus, where Jupiter foretells the future successes of the Portuguese in discovering new lands, while Bacchus, who fears the glory of the Portuguese might surpass his own, plots to obstruct their voyages. This canto effectively blends historical narrative with mythological elements to celebrate Portuguese maritime achievements.