"The Aeneid" and the Epic Hero, Aeneas

hage and Juno wants to stop this. So, Juno purposely stands as an obstacle to Aeneas in every way she possibly can. Mercury, yet another god, involves himself with Aeneas and Dido's love. Mercury comes to Aeneas and reminds him his destiny is not with Dido but lies elsewhere. It is then that Aeneas again begins to follow his destiny. Jupiter, the king of the gods, also plays a large part in Aeneas' adventures. Jupiter is the god in charge of fulfilling destinies. Aeneas' destiny, of course, being instrumental to the
             story and more specifically important to Aeneas himself, is obviously key to the plotline. Jupiter is also the on
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