... but the ones they prized most were steadfastness, courage, patience, obedience to the will of the gods, and prize of their elders. Through the epic, the Aeneid, Aeneas gains the most important Roman virtues and becomes a true epic hero. Aeneas is not considered a hero at the start of the story. This can ... of these influences. As a worried mother, Venus desperately longs for her son's safety and goes to extreme lengths to help him and keep him unharmed (Virgil's Aeneid 2). One major action she takes that dramatically impacts Aeneas is to ask her other son, Cupid, to create a love betwee...

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