\paperw2700 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \up2 \cf7 Favorable winds took the fleet to the sacred island of \b \cf15 \ATXht10403 Delos\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 , whose people were ruled
by \b \cf15 \ATXht10129 Anius\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 , priest of \b \cf15 \ATXht9 Apollo\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 and old friend of \b \cf15 \ATXht10126 Anchises\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 . The Trojans consulted the oracle of the god about their destination and were told to seek
the "ancient mother" where \b \cf15 \ATXht10112 Aeneas\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 and his descendants would reign forever. Anchises interpreted this as the island of Crete, the cradle of Helladic civilization, where \b \cf15 \ATXht11800 Rhea\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 , the
Great Mother, had brought \b \cf15 \ATXht8 Zeus\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 into the world. So the fleet sailed on through the islands of the Cyclades and came in sight of the beaches of the ancient \b \cf15 \ATXht10333 Curetes\b0 \cf7 \ATXht0 .
