Æneas
Æneas er en trojansk helt, søn af Anchises og gudinden Afrodite, som romerne kaldte Venus. Ifølge den mest udbredte version flygter han fra Troja og fører de overlevende til Italien, hvor hans efterkommere grundlægger Rom. Hans historie stiller ofte pligt over for personlig lykke.
Vigtige fortællinger om Æneas
Escape from Troy
As Troy burns, Aeneas carries his elderly father to safety and leads his young son away. His wife Creusa is lost during their escape.
In The Aeneid, Aeneas returns through the ruined city to search for Creusa. Her ghost tells him that another home and a different future await him.
In The Aeneid by Virgil
Dido and Carthage
Dido, queen of Carthage, welcomes Aeneas, and they become lovers. When the gods remind him of his task in Italy, he leaves, and Dido takes her own life.
In The Aeneid, Mercury brings the command that Aeneas must sail on. Aeneas prepares his fleet despite Dido’s grief and anger.
In The Aeneid by Virgil
The journey to the underworld
Guided by the Sibyl, Aeneas enters the world of the dead to seek his father. Anchises shows him the future people of Rome.
In The Aeneid, Aeneas tries to embrace Anchises, but cannot hold his father’s spirit. Their meeting gives his difficult journey a larger purpose.
In The Aeneid by Virgil
War in Italy
Aeneas reaches Italy, but must fight before his people can settle there. His chief opponent is Turnus, who also hopes to marry Lavinia.
At the end of The Aeneid, Aeneas hesitates over the defeated Turnus. Seeing the belt taken from his slain ally Pallas, he kills Turnus in anger.
In The Aeneid by Virgil
Sådan genkender du Æneas i fortællinger
- Look for a Trojan exile leading survivors towards Italy.
- Notice the father carried on his shoulders and the son beside him.
- Watch for conflicts between love, family loyalty, and a duty set by the gods.
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Grundlagde Æneas Rom?
Aeneas grundlagde ikke selv Rom; man anså ham for at være stamfader til byens grundlæggere. I The Aeneid er hans opgave at skabe en fremtid for sit folk i Italien. Ifølge romersk tradition går hans slægtslinje tilbage til Romulus og Remus.
Er Æneas en græsk eller romersk helt?
Æneas er en trojansk helt, der fik en central plads i Roms fortælling om sin oprindelse. Han optræder som kriger, der forsvarer Troja, i The Iliad. Virgils The Aeneid følger hans senere rejse og fremstiller ham som stamfader til det romerske folk.
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