| − | '''Aeneas''' was a [[Troy|Trojan]], the son of [[Anchises]] and [[Aphrodite]], commander of the [[Dardanians]] during the [[Trojan War]], and eventually king of the Trojans after the death of most of the royal family after the war. In the [[Iliad]], he was wounded by Diomedes and saved from death from Achilles. Alongside his military prowess, he was known for being pious and dutiful.[Virgil]]'s [[Aeneid]] tells the story of how Aeneas led the surviving Trojans away after the war, eventually settling in modern-day [[Italy]], where their descendents became the [[Roman]]s. It also includes the story of Aeneas' love for [[Dido]], queen of [[Carthage]]. | + | '''Aeneas''' was a [[Troy|Trojan]], the son of [[Anchises]] and [[Aphrodite]], commander of the [[Dardanians]] during the [[Trojan War]], and eventually king of the Trojans after the death of most of the royal family after the war. In the [[Iliad]], he was wounded by Diomedes and saved from death from Achilles. Alongside his military prowess, he was known for being pious and dutiful.[[Virgil]]'s [[Aeneid]] tells the story of how Aeneas led the surviving Trojans away after the war, eventually settling in modern-day [[Italy]], where their descendents became the [[Roman]]s. It also includes the story of Aeneas' love for [[Dido]], queen of [[Carthage]]. |