Sammendrag av The Aeneid, Book 8

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1. As Turnus gathers allies, Tiber appears to Aeneas in a dream and directs him to seek Evander’s help.
2. Aeneas finds the promised white sow, sacrifices it to Juno, and sails upriver to Evander’s settlement.
3. Evander welcomes Aeneas, explains the feast honoring Hercules for killing Cacus, and shows his guest the surrounding sites.
4. Venus persuades Vulcan to forge armor, while Evander offers cavalry, entrusts Pallas to Aeneas, and recommends approaching the Tuscans.
5. A heavenly sign encourages Aeneas; Evander bids Pallas a tearful farewell, and the mounted company reaches the Tuscan encampment.
6. Venus delivers the armor, and Aeneas admires a shield showing Roman struggles and victories without knowing the people depicted.

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Aeneas carries images of his descendants without understanding their identities. The shield connects his immediate war preparations with the destiny pictured on its surface.

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