Why does Aeneas leave Dido? What obligates him to follow his destiny? Aeneas

is a duty- bound soldier who has to pursue the will of the gods. Becoming overwhelmed

with love, Aeneas and Dido are captured in their lust for love. Aeneas soon realizes that

he left Dido against his will and loves her so very much. Aeneas' duty is to follow the will

of the gods but he has to be firm in his ways and not let the desire for love get in the way

Aeneas' fate is pre-determined by the gods so leaving his lover, Dido, is the only

way to fulfill his fate. The prophecy of Aeneas is predetermined and says that he will

found and establish the city of Lavinium in Latium. In relation to this prophecy, Aeneas

has an obligation to leave Dido to fulfill his fate by the gods. As Jupiter says to Venus, "

Unfolding secret fated things to come-/ In Italy he will fight a massive war,/ Beat down

fierce armies, them for the people there/ Establish city walls and a way of life " (

1.354-357). Furthermore, Aeneas is duty bound to his destiny and his fate. Aeneas leaves

Dido because he is going by the duty of the gods. He reveals this to his mother, Venus, "

obligations as a Trojan leader. Dido later finds that Aeneas is going to leave so she

be one hand,/ there I shall marry them and call her his./ A wedding this will be"

Trojan race. Aeneas embodies the values of the Trojan people saying that he is the Trojan

her. Aeneas looks at her and swears that he left her against his will. "Dido, so

each other by causing a thunderstorm and seclude them in a cavern. This seclusion in the

forlorn.../that you were out of life, had met your end/by your own hand. Was I, was I the

nd, and known " ( 1.519). In addition Aeneas is the epidemy of the

Attend to tractably. The fates opposed it" (IV.607-608). Dido was so attached to Aeneas

Virgil explains, " How this Aeneas landed, Trojan born,/ How Dido in her beauty graced

over his wife because he really loves her so much but he had to follow the will of the gods.

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