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Where is Aeneas trying to go?
In the Aeneid the Trojan prince Aeneas is told to go to Italy to found a city which will in time give rise to Rome.Aeneas doesn't really know where Italy is, but he sets out to find it.
What does Hector advise Aeneas to do?
During the fall of Troy the ghost of Hector appears to Aeneas and brings him the City penates which he tells Aeneas must be carried to a new city which Aeneas will found in Italy.The penates were the special gods of a city - the soul of that city - and a city only truly died when its penates were destroyed or captured.Hector was the Protector of Troy (there is some evidence that Hector means 'bulwark', and Hector's son - Astyanax - is 'lord of the city'). So there is a religious significance that Hector brings Aeneas the soul of Troy to carry to a new city in Italy.(Astyanax will not survive the fall of Troy, as we discover in Euripides' Trojan Captives).If Aeneas can escape with the penates Troy can live again in a new city (first Lanuvium, then Alba Longa, and finally Rome). As guardian of Troy Hector will protect its penates, even after his death.
Did Juno cause problems for Aeneas?
Yes, Juno takes her anger out on Aeneas throughout the epic, and in her wrath she acts as his primary divine antagonist. Her anger stems from the fact that Aeneas's Roman descendants are destined to destroy her home city of Carthage.
What does Aeneas do to help his father reach safety?
As Troy crumbles and falls, Aeneas carries his elderly father on his shoulders through enemy spears and the fires of the falling city.
How does Aeneas become the founder of the roman race?
When Troy falls the ghost of Hector (Hector was the main guardian of Troy) appears to Aeneas (a senior commander in the Trojan army) and hands him the city penates.The penates were the gods who guarded a city; a city only truly died when its penates were destroyed or captured.Aeneas is told that he must find a new home for the penates, he must build a new city where Troy can live again.After many adventures Aeneas reaches Italy, where he marries Lavinia - the daughter of Latinus - and founds the city of Lavinium.In time Aeneas' son Ascanius leaves Lavinium to found Alba Longa.After several generations Romulus and Remus are born in Alba Longa when their mother Rhea Silvia is raped by the god Mars. Rhea is ritually murdered, but Romulus and Remus escape to later found Rome, where the penates will find their new home, and where Troy is finally reborn.
Who is Aeneas' husband?
Aeneas did not have a husband. He was married to Laviniam, and he named a city after her: Lavinium.
Who is the only Trojan soldier to escape from Troy?
Aeneas escaped from the city of Troy
What city did Aeneas come from?
troy
Where is Aeneas trying to go?
In the Aeneid the Trojan prince Aeneas is told to go to Italy to found a city which will in time give rise to Rome.Aeneas doesn't really know where Italy is, but he sets out to find it.
Who was Aeneas' son?
Aeneas' son was Ascanius, also known as Iulus. According to Roman mythology, Ascanius was the son of Aeneas and Creusa, and he went on to found the city of Alba Longa.
Did the Greeks found Rome?
No, because Aeneas was a Trojan. Romulus and Remus were born in the city Aeneas's son established, Alba Longa.
Where do you find Aeneas meeting Dido?
Carthage.
How does Aeneas relate to history?
Aeneas is the hero of Rome's epic poem about the founding of the city and the Roman people. He is the leader of a group of refugees from the doomed city of Troy and he is the model of Roman valor.
What does Hector advise Aeneas to do?
During the fall of Troy the ghost of Hector appears to Aeneas and brings him the City penates which he tells Aeneas must be carried to a new city which Aeneas will found in Italy.The penates were the special gods of a city - the soul of that city - and a city only truly died when its penates were destroyed or captured.Hector was the Protector of Troy (there is some evidence that Hector means 'bulwark', and Hector's son - Astyanax - is 'lord of the city'). So there is a religious significance that Hector brings Aeneas the soul of Troy to carry to a new city in Italy.(Astyanax will not survive the fall of Troy, as we discover in Euripides' Trojan Captives).If Aeneas can escape with the penates Troy can live again in a new city (first Lanuvium, then Alba Longa, and finally Rome). As guardian of Troy Hector will protect its penates, even after his death.
In the movie Troy what is Aeneas given as he leaves the city?
The Sword of Troy.
What city is located at the mouth of the Tiber River in Rome?
Aeneas
At what point does Aeneas realize that his wife is gone?
Aeneas' first wife Creusa escapes from the house with Aeneas, Ascanius, and Anchises but in their attempt to reach the harbour and the ships she becomes separated from the party (and presumably dies in the burning city). Later Aeneas speaks with her ghost, and her death is confirmed.
