Aeneas, the Devoted Hero
In Virgil’s Aenied, he illustrates the hero and central character, Aeneas, as a man who
presents piety and duty. This human emotion piety, pietas in Latin, is duty towards family,
country, and gods. Aeneas always fulfills his duty to his family, his fated city, and his gods.
This piousness is what keeps him going through the grueling journeys and challenges, even
when things are not going perfectly. Pietas is the characteristic that makes Aeneas stronger
through each trial as he makes personal sacrifices and never wavers from his duties to his
family, his country, and most of all to the gods.
The complete devotion to Aeneas? family is a commendable trait of piety. Aeneas? love for
his kin is exemplified in his fleeing of falling Troy. He was recalling his story to Dido about
how when he realizes that there was no use fighting any longer, and that he must leave Troy;
he hurries off to find his family. Once he reaches his family, he has his......
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