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.
Product details
- Paperback | 368 pages
- 129 x 198 x 21mm | 269g
- 31 May 1973
- Penguin Books Ltd
- PENGUIN CLASSICS
- London, United Kingdom
- English
- Reprint
- maps
- 0140440518
- 9780140440515
- 95,137
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