# The Aeneid — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Aeneid by Virgil.

- [Book I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-i.md): After seven years of wandering, the Trojan fleet, led by Aeneas, is caught in a violent storm raised by Juno. Neptune calms the sea, and the Trojans land on the coast of Africa near Carthage. Venus intercedes with Jupite
- [Book II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-ii.md): Aeneas recounts the fall of Troy, including the Greek stratagem of the wooden horse, the treachery of Sinon, the death of Laocoön, the night of destruction, the loss of his wife Creüsa, and his escape with his father Anc
- [Book III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-iii.md): Aeneas continues his narrative, recounting his voyages from Troy to Carthage. He describes his ill-fated landing in Thrace, where he discovers the murdered Polydorus; his visit to Delos and the oracle's command to seek t
- [Book IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-iv.md): Dido confesses her love for Aeneas to her sister Anna, who encourages the match. Juno and Venus conspire to unite them during a hunting storm, leading to a marriage-like union. Jupiter sends Mercury to remind Aeneas of h
- [Book V: Funeral Games and the Burning of the Ships](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-v.md): Aeneas, driven by a storm to Sicily, is welcomed by King Acestes. He holds funeral games in honor of his father Anchises. Juno sends Iris to incite the Trojan women to burn the ships, but a storm from Jupiter extinguishe
- [Book VI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-vi.md): Aeneas arrives at Cumae and consults the Sibyl, who foretells his trials in Italy. He then descends to the underworld, guided by the Sibyl, where he meets the shades of the dead and is reunited with his father Anchises. 
- [Book VII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-vii.md): King Latinus welcomes Aeneas and offers his daughter Lavinia in marriage, breaking a prior promise to Turnus. Enraged, Turnus is incited by Juno and the Fury Alecto to wage war. Amata, Lavinia's mother, also opposes the 
- [Book VIII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-viii.md): Aeneas, troubled by the war preparations of Turnus and the Latins, receives a prophetic vision from the river god Tiber, who instructs him to seek an alliance with Evander. Aeneas follows the sign of the white sow and he
- [Book IX](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-ix.md): Turnus, taking advantage of Aeneas's absence, attacks the Trojan camp. The Trojans, under strict orders not to engage in open battle, defend their walls. Turnus attempts to set fire to the Trojan ships, but they are mira
- [Book X](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-x.md): Jupiter convenes a council of the gods and forbids them from interfering in the war. Aeneas returns to find a bloody battle raging. Turnus kills Pallas, and Aeneas, enraged, kills Lausus and Mezentius. The episode highli
- [Book XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-xi.md): Aeneas erects a trophy from Mezentius's spoils, grants a truce for burying the dead, and sends Pallas's body home with great ceremony. Latinus convenes a council to propose peace, sparking conflict between Turnus and Dra
- [Book XII](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-xii.md): Turnus challenges Aeneas to single combat, but the truce is broken by the Rutulians. Aeneas is wounded by an arrow, but Venus heals him. After a chaotic battle, Aeneas and Turnus finally meet in single combat. Jove and J

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