January 6th Warned by Hector's Ghost Virgil, ÆNEID In the dead of night Hector's ghost appeared to warn Æneas of the impending doom to come upon the walled city of Troy. Æneas lifted his aged father on his back and, taking his son by the hand, sought safety in flight. Off to Latium! (H. Schliemann, discoverer of ancient Troy, born Jan. 6, 1822.)