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Who is the only Trojan soldier to escape from Troy?
Aeneas escaped from the city of Troy
Who escaped troy and eventually went to Rome?
Aeneas, whose tale is detailed by Virgil in the Aeneid, escaped Troy and ended up in Italy. Virgil elaborated on this minor character in the Iliad and enhanced Aeneas's demi-god status in order to relate a mythical origin to Emperor Augustus.
What was the relationship between Hector and Aeneas?
Aeneas is mentioned in the Iliad as some kind of company captain in the Trojan army; since Hector is the commander in chief of the Trojan forces, the relation between the two heroes must have been close.In the Aeneid the ghost of Hector brings Aeneas the penates of Troy to carry to Italy.The penates were the special gods who guarded a city - its soul. A city only truly died when its penates were destroyed or captured.Since Aeneas carried Troy's penates to Italy, where they eventually became the penates of Rome, Rome was the reincarnation of Troy.
What does Aeneas take with him when he leaves Troy?
He carried with him the Lares and Penates, statues of the household gods of Troy; however, on his back was his father Anichises.
Who faught the Trojan war?
In Greek Mythology the Trojan War was fought between the city of Troy and the Greeks. The war was said to be waged because Paris from Troy took Helene from her husband, the Prince of Sparta.
Who is the only Trojan soldier to escape from Troy?
Aeneas escaped from the city of Troy
What city did Aeneas come from?
troy
In the movie Troy what is Aeneas given as he leaves the city?
The Sword of Troy.
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.
What is Aeneid about?
The Aeneid details the voyage of Aeneas as he flees his home city Troy after the Trojan war. Aeneas is travelling to Italy where he is destined to found Rome. The Aeneid tells of his trials while traveling.
What did Aeneas contribute to rome?
According to legend, when Troy fell Aeneas rescued the penates of Troy and carried them to Italy, where eventually they became the penates of Rome.The penates were the gods of a city, in effect the city's soul. A city could only die when its penates had been captured or destroyed. So in taking the penates to Italy Aeneas had rescued the soul of Troy, and when they became the penates of Rome, Rome became Troy's reincarnation.
Why did Aeneas and Anchises leave Troy?
Aneas and his father left Troy to escapre from the burning city and to fulfill their destiny by going to Italy.
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 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.
What heroic deeds does Aeneas accomplish?
The Aeneid recounts Aeneas' journey from Troy to Italy. He first lands in Carthage where he lives with Dido for a period. He then is reminded of his destiny to found Rome, so he leaves and she kills herself. They continue traveling, stopping in Sicily, Italy and Tiber. Aeneas' main heroic deed was founding the city of Rome.
Who escaped troy and eventually went to Rome?
Aeneas, whose tale is detailed by Virgil in the Aeneid, escaped Troy and ended up in Italy. Virgil elaborated on this minor character in the Iliad and enhanced Aeneas's demi-god status in order to relate a mythical origin to Emperor Augustus.
