Essay On Aeneid: The Fall Of Troy

The Character of Aeneas: The Fall of Troy
In Virgil’s The Aeneid Book II, he begins with Aeneas telling the story of “how the Greeks destroyed the riches of Troy.”(BkII:1-56) Dido, Aeneas’ wife is asking him to tell her the story of how he arrived eventually in Carthage. This causes Aeneas terrible grief, yet he agrees to tell his account of what took place in Troy, and on his travels to his destiny. Aeneas then begins to reveal a sorrowful story of loss and perseverance despite tremendous obstacles that laid in his path.
This begins with the Greeks constructing a giant wooden horse with a hollowed out belly. Inside of the horse, they hide their soldiers. These soldiers are fully armed and awaiting battle. This animal is then placed before the gates of Troy, confusing the Trojan army. The Trojans arrive at the horse to find a Greek youth who is to be given as a sacrifice by the Greeks. Fortunately, for this young man, Priam orders his tight bonds to be removed and grants him his life. Priam then inquires about this large horse. “Who created it?” ”What do they aim at?” “What religious object or war machine is it?” (BkII: 145-194) This youth begins to tell the Trojans that this large livestock is to be used as an offering to the goddess Minerva. Minerva turned against the Greeks when one of her temples was destroyed by …show more content…
Describing his journey that at last led him to arrive at his destination, both in the physical world and in the divine will of the gods. Aeneas placed his pride aside, heeding to the gods and placing his life in their hands. Wisdom, fate, and divine intervention had brought him to the place where he had finally rested. Aeneas persevered through tremendous obstacles; physical, mental, and spiritual. Leading him to arrive at his destination both in the physical world and in the divine will of the

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