Latinus - The king of the Latins, the people of what is now central Italy, around the Tiber River.Sinon persuades the Trojans to take in the wooden horse as an offering to Minerva, then lets out the warriors trapped inside the horse's belly. Sinon - The Greek youth who pretends to have been left behind at the end of the Trojan War.Creusa is lost and killed as her family attempts to flee the city, but tells Aeneas he will find a new wife at his new home. Creusa - Aeneas's wife at Troy, and the mother of Ascanius.Although Anchises dies during the journey from Troy to Italy, he continues in spirit to help his son fulfill fate's decrees, especially by guiding Aeneas through the underworld and showing him what fate has in store for his descendants. Anchises - Aeneas's father, and a symbol of Aeneas's Trojan heritage.He leads a procession of boys on horseback during the games of Book V and he helps to defend the Trojan camp from Turnus's attack while his father is away. Though still a child, Ascanius has several opportunities over the course of the epic to display his bravery and leadership. Ascanius (also called Iulus) is most important as a symbol of Aeneas's destiny-his future founding of the Roman race. Ascanius - Aeneas's young son by his first wife, Creusa.He is brash and fearless, a capable soldier who values his honor over his life. This rivalry incites him to wage war against the Trojans, despite Latinus's willingness to allow the Trojans to settle in Latium and Turnus's understanding that he cannot successfully defy fate. He is Lavinia's leading suitor until Aeneas arrives. Turnus is Aeneas's major antagonist among mortals. Turnus - The ruler of the Rutulians in Italy.
After he abandons her, she constructs a funeral pyre and stabs herself upon it with Aeneas's sword.
Her love for Aeneas, provoked by Venus, proves to be her downfall. She and her city are strong, but she becomes an unfortunate of the gods in their struggle for Aeneas's destiny. Dido left the land of Tyre when her husband was murdered by Pygmalion, her brother. Dido - The queena of Carthage, a city in northern Africa, in what is now Libya, and lover of Aeneas.The Aeneid is about his journey from Troy to Italy, which enables him to fulfill his fate. His destiny is to found the Roman race in Italy and he subordinates all other concerns to this mission. He is a fearsome warrior and a leader able to motivate his men in the face of adversity, but also a man capable of great compassion and sorrow. His defining characteristic is piety, a respect for the will of the gods. Aeneas is a survivor of the siege of Troy, a city on the coast of Asia Minor. Aeneas - The protagonist of the Aeneid.
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