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Course Hero Literature Instructor Russell Jaffe explains the main characters in Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid.

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Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid delves into the lives of several figures from the Trojan Saga following the fall of Troy to the Greeks. The Greeks had waged a decade-long war against the city after Troy's prince, Paris, stole Helen, the wife of Greek leader Menelaus.

On the run from the Trojans, hero Aeneas finds his journey (1200-1193 BCE) obstructed at every step by divine opposition. He ends up in Carthage, where its queen, Dido, is coerced by the goddess Juno into falling in love with him.

When he decides to leave the city to locate the fated home of his people, she kills herself. Aeneas and his followers ultimately end up in Italy, their preordained homeland, though they must stage an invasion in order to stake their claim.

Filled with characters familiar from Greek mythology, the play links the fabled Trojans to the foundation of Rome and its line of legendary leaders, including Julius Caesar.

One of the greatest Roman poets, Virgil wrote The Aeneid c. 30-19 BCE. It was commissioned by Caesar Augustus to glorify the Roman Empire. Though Virgil died before finishing the poem, it survives today.

The poem contains many powerful symbols, such as fire representing destruction and inspiration, Aeneas’s shield representing his destiny as founder of Rome, and the golden bough representing Aeneas’s pass to the realm of the dead. Other themes include fate, respect, will of the gods, and destiny of Rome.

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