The Aeneid
...leader named Aeneas and his journey. He was appointed by the gods and goddesses to found a new city for his people after the Greeks invaded and conquered Troy. During his journey, Aeneas meets a variety of different gods, goddesses, and mortals. Among these different people, he encounters three specific females. When it comes to males and females, it is believed that females are more likely to wear their emotions on their sleeves than males. During The Aeneid, the reader is given examples of how these females act based on their emotional feelings towards Aeneas and his destiny.
From the beginning of the poem, we learn that the goddess Juno is very angry with Aeneas because she has learned that his destiny is to found a new city and rule it as the greatest city on Earth. She is angry about this because there is another city called Carthage, which is ruled by Queen Dido, that Juno has a deep love for. Upon hearing Aeneas’ destiny, Juno makes a decision to do everything she can to stop Aeneas from achieving his goal. Therefore, she displays many acts of sabotage, for example, she sends a vicious storm into the sea as Aeneas and his people are traveling on their ships. She winds up killing many people with the storm and separating Aeneas from his crew.
Despite this act of sabotage, Aeneas still manages to wind up in Carthage, where he is reunited with his crew and capable of continuing his journey. What Juno is failing to realize is that this is Aeneas’ destiny and therefore, it must be fulfilled. He gets help from other forces because there are gods and goddesses who want him to succeed. Even though it is his destiny and it is to be fulfilled, Juno’s wrath is still incredibly strong. Although she cannot stop Aeneas from founding the new city, she is still trying everything in her power to make it as difficult and as miserable as possible. It is merely a way...
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