Query: Aeneas appeared in an epic poem.

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Iliad <=SEP=> The Iliad ( -LSB- ˈɪliəd -RSB- Ἰλιάς , -LSB- iː.li.ás -RSB- in Classical Attic ; sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium ) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter , traditionally attributed to Homer . Set during the Trojan War , the ten-year siege of the city of Troy ( Ilium ) by a coalition of Greek states , it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles .   Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war , the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege ; the earlier events , such as the gathering of warriors for the siege , the cause of the war , and related concerns tend to appear near the beginning . Then the epic narrative takes up events prophesied for the future , such as Achilles ' imminent death and the fall of Troy , although the narrative ends before these events take place . However , as these events are prefigured and alluded to more and more vividly , when it reaches an end the poem has told a more or less complete tale of the Trojan War .   The Iliad is paired with something of a sequel , the Odyssey , also attributed to Homer . Along with the Odyssey , the Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature , and its written version is usually dated to around the 8th century BC . Recent statistical modelling based on language evolution gives a date of 760 -- 710 BC . In the modern vulgate ( the standard accepted version ) , the Iliad contains 15,693 lines ; it is written in Homeric Greek , a literary amalgam of Ionic Greek and other dialects .

Aeneid <=SEP=> The Aeneid ( -LSB- ᵻˈniːɪd -RSB- Aeneis -LSB- ae̯ˈneːɪs -RSB- ) is a Latin epic poem , written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC , that tells the legendary story of Aeneas , a Trojan who travelled to Italy , where he became the ancestor of the Romans . It comprises 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter . The first six of the poem 's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas 's wanderings from Troy to Italy , and the poem 's second half tells of the Trojans ' ultimately victorious war upon the Latins , under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed .   The hero Aeneas was already known to Greco-Roman legend and myth , having been a character in the Iliad . Virgil took the disconnected tales of Aeneas 's wanderings , his vague association with the foundation of Rome and a personage of no fixed characteristics other than a scrupulous pietas , and fashioned this into a compelling founding myth or national epic that at once tied Rome to the legends of Troy , explained the Punic Wars , glorified traditional Roman virtues , and legitimized the Julio-Claudian dynasty as descendants of the founders , heroes , and gods of Rome and Troy .   The Aeneid is widely regarded as Virgil 's masterpiece and one of the greatest works of Latin literature .

Aeneas <=SEP=> In Greco-Roman mythology , Aeneas ( -LSB- ᵻˈniːəs -RSB- Greek : Αἰνείας , Aineías , possibly derived from Greek αἰνή meaning `` praised '' ) was a Trojan hero , the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Venus ( Aphrodite ) . His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy ( both being grandsons of Ilus , founder of Troy ) , making Aeneas a second cousin to Priam 's children ( such as Hector and Paris ) . He is a character in Greek mythology and is mentioned in Homer 's Iliad . Aeneas receives full treatment in Roman mythology , most extensively in Virgil 's Aeneid , where he is an ancestor of Romulus and Remus . He became the first true hero of Rome . Snorri Sturluson identifies him with the Norse Æsir Vidarr .