# The Aeneid

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- Book: [The Aeneid](https://www.bookquiver.com/virgil/the-aeneid) ([The Aeneid.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/virgil/the-aeneid.md))
- Authors: [Virgil](https://www.bookquiver.com/virgil)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4044-051-5
- Pages: 368
- Published: 2006-03-30
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Aeneas the True - son of Venus and of a mortal father - escapes from Troy after it is sacked by the conquering Greeks. He undergoes many trials and adventures on a long sea journey, from a doomed love affair in Carthage with the tragic Queen Dido to a sojourn in the underworld. All the way, the hero is tormented by the meddling of the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods and a bitter enemy of Troy, but his mother and other gods protect Aeneas from despair and remind him of his ultimate destiny - to found the great city of Rome. Reflecting the Roman peoples' great interest in the 'myth' of their origins, Virgil (70-19 BC) made the story of Aeneas glow with a new light in his majestic epic.