Aeneid (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Vergil
- First Published: 1553
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Epic
- Time of Work: The period immediately following the Trojan War
- Setting: The Mediterranean
- Genres: Poetry, Epic, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Love or romance, War, Hell, Heroes or heroism, Life, philosophy of, Life and death, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Braggarts, Oracles, Trojan War
- Locales: Mediterranean, Carthage, ancient, Troy, ancient
Characters Discussed
Aeneas (ee-NEE-uhs), the legendary progenitor of the Roman rulers whose son Ascanius, in fulfillment of a prophecy, founded Alba Longa and whose later descendants, Romulus and Remus, founded Rome. The son of Venus and of Anchises, the king of Dardanus, Aeneas is somewhat more diffident than the warrior heroes of other ancient epics, and he displays the Latin virtues of moderation and filial devotion. Only occasionally does he indulge in righteous indignation. Twice during the siege of Troy, he is saved from death by the intervention of his divine mother....
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