Aeneas – Mythopedia Aeneas is (somewhat) more central to Ursula Le Guin’s Lavinia (2008), a novel that retells the second half of the Aeneid from the perspective of Aeneas’ bride-to-be Lavinia Aeneas also features in video games such as Warriors: Legends of Troy (where he is a playable character) and Total War Saga: Troy
Evander – Mythopedia Evander, son of Hermes, was a wise Arcadian who fled his homeland and immigrated to Italy There he built the city of Pallantium on the site that would eventually become Rome When the hero Aeneas later arrived in Italy, Evander supported him in his war against Turnus; but this support cost Evander the life of his son Pallas, who was killed in battle
Anchises – Mythopedia Aeneas fled Troy when it was sacked by the Greeks and went on to become the ancestor of the Roman people Anchises, son of Capys, was a member of the royal family of Troy His son was the hero Aeneas, born from Anchises’ union with the goddess Aphrodite
Dido – Mythopedia When Aeneas was shipwrecked on her shores, Dido was so consumed by love for him that she killed herself when he continued his journey to Italy Dido was a Phoenician princess who founded and ruled over Carthage after her brother Pygmalion forced her to flee her home
Venus – Mythopedia Venus came to Aeneas’ aid after discovering that Juno had sent a massive storm to prevent his fleet from reaching Italy Venus appealed to Jupiter, who interceded to quell the storm, before guiding her son safely to Carthage Disguised as an old woman, she then guided Aeneas and his followers to the enchanting Queen Dido
Aeneid: Book 5 (Full Text) - Mythopedia Aeneas then advanc’d amidst the train, By thousands follow’d thro’ the flow’ry plain, To great Anchises’ tomb; which when he found, He pour’d to Bacchus, on the hallow’d ground, Two bowls of sparkling wine, of milk two more, And two (from offer’d bulls) of purple gore, With roses then the sepulcher he strow’d And thus his
Neptune – Mythopedia In order to see Aeneas safely to Italian shores, where he would found the Roman dynasty, Neptune demanded the life of Palinurus, the captain of Aeneas’ vessel Noble Palinurus met his end beneath Neptune’s waves after falling asleep at the helm and crashing into the sea Now propitiated, Neptune proceeded to guide Aeneas safely to Italian
Cumae - Mythopedia The ancient temple of Apollo at Cumae—seat of the Cumaean Sibyl (a famous oracle)—was said to have been visited by the Trojan hero Aeneas when he came to Italy in search of a new home Cumae was also associated with the Tarquins, the last royal family of Rome, who sought refuge in the city when they were overthrown
Jupiter – Mythopedia Aeneas and the Founding of Rome Jupiter is a key figure in myths and legends about the founding of Rome, beginning with the story of Aeneas, the Trojan hero at the heart of Virgil’s Aeneid Aeneas himself was a figure from the earliest strata of Greek mythology, one of the defenders of Troy during the decade-long Trojan War
Aeneid: Book 1 (Full Text) - Mythopedia The good Aeneas, paternal care Iulus’ absence could no longer bear, Dispatch’d Achates to the ships in haste, To give a glad relation of the past, And, fraught with precious gifts, to bring the boy, Snatch’d from the ruins of unhappy Troy: A robe of tissue, stiff with golden wire; An upper vest, once Helen’s rich attire, From Argos by