It wasn’t until the loss of his father, Achises, and a course of horrible weather, that they had made their way to Carthage. However, that was not to say that they had not encountered friendly men as well. They had been hexed by Harpies half women half bird creatures. On more than one occasion, they had attempted to rebuild their fallen city, only to be chased away by plagues and curses. The group was met with several challenges along the way. Based on this, he gathered the remaining inhabitants of Troy and set sail. He shares with her how he was able to flee the burning city, along with his father and his son, and also tells of the gods that represent their lost city.Īeneas had been promised by the gods that should he set sail for Italy, he would be met by the promise of a fruitful future. In the end, the Trojans were duped when they accepted a ‘gift’ of a wooden horse, that once passed the city walls, was found to host many Greek soldiers. Aeneas and Dido discuss, in great lengths, the tragic and tiresome journey that the group has experienced thus far.Īeneas relates to her the story of the sack of Tray that brought the Trojan war to a halt after nearly a decade under siege by the Greeks.

Despite their uninvited arrival, Aeneas and his group are welcomed by Dido, the queen and founder of Carthage. As the group near closer to their destination, they are thrown off course by a ferocious storm and end up docked on in Carthage. Their homeland, the city of Troy, has been destroyed by the Greeks. Virgil’s poetic masterpiece, The Aeneid, tells of the plight of Aeneas and a group of Trojans as they sail across the Mediterranean Sea in search of Rome. Literature Guides Virgil’s Aeneid Summary

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