The complete devotion to Aeneas’ family is a admirable trait of piety. Aeneas’ love for his kin is exemplified in his fleeing of falling Troy. He was recalling his story to Dido 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 father, Anchises, on his shoulder, Ascanius, his son’s little hand in his own, and Creusa, his wife close behind as they head off for the ships. When he reaches his destination at the funeral mound, he realizes that his wife was missing. Aeneas "turned back alone into the city… nothing for it but to run the risks again … comb of all Troy, and put his life in danger a

After he leaves Carthage, he eventually arrives at Cumae where a battle against the Italians breaks out. During the fighting, Aeneas kills many enemies, but one incident glorifies his piety. As he was fighting young Lausus, he "drove his tough sword through the young man’s body"(Aen. 10:1142), the death on his pale face made Aeneas "groan in profound pity… and wrung his own heart" (Aen. 10:1151-1152). After he kills Lausus, Aeneas faces Mezentius, the young dead soldier’s father, and was driven to slay him too. Aeneas kills the father and son duo with pity in his heart as he fights for his country.

He does his duty, to fight for his destiny with devoutness to his gods. Aeneas’ duty to the gods exemplifies his piousness. Through his journeys and challenges, he prays to his gods and asks for blessing. He has total devotion to the gods, possibly because of his half divine. With Venus as his mother, she always watches over him, intervenes with trouble to help out her son. In book III, Aeneas prays at a shrine of Apollo to "grant a home and walls to weary men"(Aen. 3:117-118). As Aeneas stays in the home and walls of Carthage, Mercury sent by Jupiter, reminds him that he must remember his fate, and that he should leave immediately. Knowing that he will hurt Dido and leave his happiness, he is being dutifully following the words of Mercury. While following the gods’ command in Cumae, Aeneas "spoke out his vows"(Aen. 12:236) to the "almighty Father, and his lady-thou

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