In this work, a story is related of a woman whose corpse is exhumed so that she can become the wife of a king named Peter.
In this work, a story is related of a woman whose corpse is exhumed so that she can become the wife of a king named Peter. Besides telling of Ines de Castro, this work contains characters such as Monsayeed, who warns the main character of a plot against him. The main character of this work is opposed by Bacchus, who takes the guise of various Moors, but is helped by Venus, who eventually guides him to the Isle of Love, where he falls in love with Tethys. In this work, Adamastor represents the dangers faced by sailors near the Cape of Good Hope, and Vasco da Gama faces peril in Calicut. For 10 points, name this poem by Luis Vaz de Camoes, the national epic of Portugal.
In this work, a story is related of a woman whose corpse is exhumed so that she can become the wife of a king named Peter.
The Lusiads [or Os Lusiadas]