Aeneas was a brave Trojan hero who set sails to establish a
new country for his fellow men. But behind his success in his journey, he encountered
a lot of misfortunes along his way. It all started when the wooden horse,
entered the walls of Troy. Greek warriors were inside and attacked at the time
when the Trojans were at their weakest. Aeneas was asked by his wife, Creusa,
not to fight and flee with her, his son Ascanius and his father, Anchises.
While leaving his homeland together with his family, Creusa was lost in the
crowd and died. Aeneas saw the downfall of his beloved land with his own eyes.
On the sea, many of his companions were gone due to some circumstances and
battles. In the end, he managed to stand up and continued his journey for the
sake of those who believed in him.
At first, I’m always at the side
of the Greeks whenever I read Greek and Roman mythologies. But that moment when
I was able to know the events during the Trojan War, I felt pity for them. I
didn’t imagine that it was a tragedy for Aeneas when the Trojans were defeated
by the Greeks. I can tell that it was hard for Aeneas to lead his people because
they were being stopped by the goddesses Juno, Minerva and Iris. After all his
hardships in life like the death of his father and wife, I think that Aeneas
felt alone sometimes. He was destined to guide his people to their new realm
and to start all over again.
If I was in his place, I will loose fate and will give up
easily. However, he had courage and trust with his travel companions. Ascanius
was his only family left to him who served as his inspiration to keep going.
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