num_pages: 488
description: The city of Troy has been ransacked by conquering Greeks and lies in smouldering ruins. A warrior, Aeneas, manages to escape from the ashes... On an epic voyage he crosses stormy seas, becomes entangled in a tragic love affair with Dido of Carthage and descends to the world of the dead - all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods. He finally reaches Italy, where he will fulfil his destiny: to found the Roman people. A stirring tale of arms and heroism, dispossession and defeat, the Aeneid brings to life a whole human world of passion and courage. In this acclaimed, stunning modern verse translation, Robert Fagles, renowned translator of the Odyssey and the Iliad, introduces the Aeneid to a whole new generation.
language: English
title: The Aeneid
titlecomplete: The Aeneid
characters: Anchises, Ascanius, Camilla (mythology), Sybil (Ancient oracle), Lavinia (mythology), Priam, Dido of Carthage, Pallas (son of Evander), Ixion, Neoptolemus, Misenus, Mercury (God), Juno (Goddess), Turnus (King of the Rutuli), Venus (goddess), Vulcan (God), Iris (Goddess), Charon (mythology), Jupiter (God), Aeneas
genres: Fiction, Poetry, Classic Literature, School, Ancient, Literature, Classics, Epic, Mythology, Fantasy
ratings_count: 126012
places: Rome, Italy, Carthage, Sicily, Troy
publisher: Penguin Classics