Despite his accomplishments and the glory associated with his life, Aeneas only achieved some fantastic goal or status of a hero through divine intervention, and this god-given position causes him just as much grief as it does splendor. What is a hero? A Courageous or Valorous man (Webster’s). We would like to think that a hero is someone who has achieved some fantastic goal or status, or maybe someone who has accomplished a great …showed first 75 words of 558 total…

…showed last 75 words of 558 total…the gods, and this assistance does not necessarily come in a positive form. Juno causes storms, hate, and war, either to stop Aeneas or at least make things more difficult for him. Venus, the divine mother, does everything she can to counteract the obstacles that Juno makes. Other gods and supernatural beings all play a part in affecting Aeneas’ life. Without all this divine intervention Aeneas would have been nothing more than an uninteresting, boy.