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Aeneas: Trojan Hero and Ancestor of Rome

May 20, 2026October 26, 2025 by Micah Blaine
Aeneas carrying Anchises and leading Ascanius while escaping the burning city of Troy

Aeneas was the son of Venus and the man the Romans chose as their mythological ancestor. Not the strongest hero of the ancient world. Not the most dramatic. The one who carried his father out of a burning city and kept going.

Categories Heroes Tags aeneas, aeneid, Anchises, dido, founding of rome, pietas, roman heroes, roman mythology, troy, virgil Leave a comment

Aeneas’s Journey to Italy: The Myth That Founded Rome

May 20, 2026October 19, 2025 by Theo Mercer
Aeneas arriving on the shores of Italy with Trojan companions after his long journey from Troy

Troy fell in a single night. What came after took years — storms, gods, a queen who killed herself when he left, a descent into the underworld, and a war in Latium before a single Roman brick was laid. The journey was the point.

Categories Myths and Legends Tags aeneas, aeneid, Carthage, dido, founding of rome, latium, roman mythology, roman myths, troy, virgil Leave a comment
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