... apple of discord (Strong 15-16).  Virgil also writes about a similar situation when Venus pleads with Jupiter to help Aeneas with his journey. Meanwhile, on Olympus, Venus, the mother of Aeneas, berates Jupiter for allowing her son to be persecuted in such a manner.  Jupiter calms her and reminds her ... they also quickly learn that gods who favor him act as balancers to his anger. Recall the scene in which Achilles is ready to kill Agamemnon without a thought, but Athena intervenes and explained in one of the important quotes from The Aeneid by Virgil, "It was to check this kil...

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