Aeneas
Aeneas was a renowned champion during the Trojan War time period. As a young child Aeneas was raised by Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. His father Anchises was a mortal man and was afraid of his punishments for having slept with a goddess. Aphrodite assured him that as long as she was able to tend for Aeneas as a child and return him as a boy, the wrath of the gods will not be upon him. Anchises was told to say that Aeneas was raised by nymphs rather than by Aphrodite. Anchises followed these instructions, and Aeneas was returned to him later. Aeneas, even being the son of a goddess, still lived a life of adversity and misery.
As Aeneas grew older, he rose quickly through the ranks of the Trojan Army. Once the time of the Trojan War began, Aeneas was already placed in command of the Dardanian Army, one of Troy’s allies. He and his army conquered many of their opponents. They fought against many other epic heroes such as: Diomedes, Idomeneus, and the......
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