Aeneid | Book 1 Summary and Analysis

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Aeneas: leader of the fleet of exiled Trojans

Juno: queen of the gods, enemy of the Trojans

Aeolus: king of the winds

Neptune: god of the sea

Venus: goddess of love, Aeneas’ mother and patron

Jupiter: king of the gods

Achates: Aeneas’ constant companion

Dido: widowed queen of Carthage

Ilioneus: a Trojan elder

Ascanius Iulis: Aeneas’ son

Cupid: god of love

Summary
Juno, still furious at the Trojan refugees, has heard that their descendants are destined to destroy...


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