344 THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS
Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld. By Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625); oil on canvas,
1600, IOV2 x 14V4 in. Aeneas strides along holding his sword (useless against the powers
of the Underworld) and the golden bough, which he will offer to Persephone before he can
enter the Elysian Fields. Behind are the lurid fires of Tartarus, and on either side are mon-
sters and sinners enduring or awaiting punishment. (Budapest, Szépmusévesti Museum.)