![]() ![]() At the feast, Aeneas tells the whole story of the fall of Troy and his wanderings, resulting in a long flashback.Īeneas describes how the Greeks tricked the Trojans with their gift of the Trojan horse, which secretly housed Greek warriors inside it. At the feast that night, to ensure Dido's hospitality toward her son, Venus sends down Cupid, disguised as Ascanius, to make Dido fall in love with Aeneas. When they reach the city, Dido welcomes the Trojans and Aeneas. However, Neptune notices the storm and calms it, and the Trojans land at a North African city called Carthage.Īs Aeneas and his friend Achates walk through the forest toward the city, Aeneas's mother, the goddess Venus, appears in disguise and tells them the story of Dido, and how she came to be the founder and queen of Carthage. ![]() ![]() She goes to Aeolus, the god of wind, to raise a storm to destroy them. Juno, who hates the Trojans because it is also fated that they will one day destroy her favored city of Carthage, wants to stop them from reaching Latium. After the fall of Troy, Aeneas leads the remaining Trojans as they sail near Sicily on their quest to reach Latium, an Italian region where their descendants are fated to one day found the city of Rome. ![]()
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