Aeneas saved many survivors of the attack of
Troy and led them and his family to freedom.
Fulfilled his destiny to protect the
land that would later become the
monumental kingdom of Rome.
Roman- Aeneas (Day 138)
Means- “to praise”
Pronunciation: ee-nee-uhs / ah-nay-iss
Being a famous Trojan hero (Day 138)
• Leadership
• Devotion
• Trust
13 altars
He and his wife founding the city
of Lavinium (Harmon N/A)
Now the city of Pratica di Mare
His direct descendants built the mighty
city of Rome (D’aulaire 186)
Aphrodite is his mother (A Woman 180)
Anchises is his father (A Woman 180)
Zeus made Aphrodite fall in love with the
mortal, Anchises (A Woman 180)
Other Myths
He was visited by his Father’s ghost
(Aeneas. 107)
However, Aeneas needed further guidance
(Aeneas. 107)
He then set off to the Underworld with
the prophetess Sibyl (Aeneas. 107)
Sibyl helped guide him (Aneas. 107)
Aeneas found his dad in Elysium
(Aeneas. 107)
In the underworld, his dad
takes him on a guided tour
N/A)
(Kroll-Zaidi
His father reveals “the great Roman
race that will spring from his blood”
(Kroll-Zaidi N/A)
After consulting with his father, he
comes back to the land of the living
(Aeneas. 107)
Aeneas is now content on endearing
a long war in Italy to secure the
land
After leaving the burning city of
Troy, Aeneas searched for a new
home
(McLellan N/A)
After seven years of looking, a
storm blew them to Carthage
(McLellan
N/A)
Aphrodite became nervous of
Queen Dido of Carthage
(Aeneas and Dido 184)
So, Aphrodite made Dido fall in
love with him
(Aeneas and Dido 184)
Dido “asks him to stay and reestablish Troy in
Carthage”
(McLellan N/A)
A sorceress disguised as the
god Mercury (Hermes) sends
him a message
(McLellan N/A)
Aeneas is told to resume his journey
(McLellan N/A)
He tells Dido that under divine
command he must leave
(McLellan N/A)
“She accuses him of
hypocrisy”
(McLellan N/A)
He changes his mind, but she is too
heartbroken to accept his apology
(McLellan N/A)
Aeneas then leaves and Dido
commits suicide
(McLellan N/A)
His father was a
His Father is Anchises
Trojan Prince
(Harmon N/A)
(Harmon N/A)
His
His wife
wife died
was getting
Creusa out
(Day 138)
Became a legedary
His son is king
Ascanius
of Latium
(Day 138)
ancestor of
Romulus and Remus,
founders of Rome
(Harmon N/A)
Wed Princess Lavinia
(Harmon
N/A)
Turnus opposed the
marriage and
Aeneas killed him
(Harmon N/A)
Allied to King
Latinus of Latium
(Bulfinch 221)
He stars in Henry Purcell’s “Dido
and Aeneas” opera
Plot based on The Aeneid and
shows the tragic story of Aeneas
and Queen Dido
Aeneas Internet & Telephone
• Leadership
"Yield not to disasters, but press onward the more bravely."
• Trust
Roman Name- Aeneas
Secured the land
that his descendants
founded as Rome
Aeneas saves
survivors
A tree
His leadership to
bring his people
to safety
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