# The Aeneid — Character guide

> Key figures in The Aeneid by Virgil.

- [Aeneas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/aeneas.md): Trojan hero destined to found Rome, central figure of the epic.
- [Turnus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/turnus.md): Rutulian prince and Aeneas's primary antagonist in Italy.
- [Juno](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/juno.md): Queen of the gods who opposes Aeneas's mission.
- [Jove](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/jove.md): King of the gods who ultimately supports Aeneas's fate.
- [Ascanius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/ascanius.md): Son of Aeneas and heir to the Trojan legacy.
- [Dido](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/dido.md): Queen of Carthage who falls in love with Aeneas.
- [Anchises](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/anchises.md): Aeneas's father who guides him from the underworld.
- [Latinus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/latinus.md): King of Latium who offers Lavinia to Aeneas.
- [Camilla](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/camilla.md): Volscian warrior queen who fights for Turnus.
- [Pallas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/pallas.md): Son of Evander and close companion of Aeneas.
- [Lausus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/lausus.md): Son of Mezentius who dies defending his father.
- [Amata](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/amata.md): Queen of Latium who opposes Aeneas's marriage to Lavinia.
- [Lavinia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/lavinia.md): Daughter of Latinus, destined to marry Aeneas.
- [Nisus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/nisus.md): Trojan warrior and close friend of Euryalus.
- [Euryalus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/euryalus.md): Young Trojan warrior and companion of Nisus.
- [Messapus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/messapus.md): Etruscan ally of Turnus, a swift warrior.
- [Neptune](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/neptune.md): God of the sea who calms storms for Aeneas.
- [Sibyl](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/sibyl.md): Prophetess who guides Aeneas through the underworld.
- [Mnestheus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/mnestheus.md): Trojan captain and loyal follower of Aeneas.
- [Gyas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/gyas.md): Trojan ship captain in the funeral games.
- [Eurytion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/eurytion.md): Trojan archer who wins the archery contest.
- [Acestus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/acestus.md): Trojan who competes in the archery contest.
- [Andromache](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/andromache.md): Widow of Hector who meets Aeneas in Buthrotum.
- [Creüsa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/creusa.md): Aeneas's first wife who dies in Troy's fall.
- [Hector](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/hector.md): Trojan prince whose ghost appears to Aeneas.
- [Sinon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/sinon.md): Greek spy who tricks the Trojans with the horse.
- [Laocoön](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/laocoon.md): Trojan priest who warns against the wooden horse.
- [Cassandra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/cassandra.md): Trojan prophetess whose warnings are ignored.
- [Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/ulysses.md): Greek hero known for cunning, mentioned in flashbacks.
- [Achilles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/achilles.md): Greek hero who killed Hector, referenced in the epic.
- [Diomede](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/diomede.md): Greek hero who refuses to fight Aeneas again.
- [Juturna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/juturna.md): Nymph and sister of Turnus who aids him.
- [Mercury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/mercury.md): God messenger who reminds Aeneas of his destiny.
- [Alcides](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/alcides.md): Another name for Hercules, referenced in the epic.
- [Picus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/picus.md): Early Italian king and father of Faunus.
- [Janus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/janus.md): Two-faced god of beginnings, whose gates open for war.
- [Cerberus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/cerberus.md): Three-headed guard dog of the underworld.
- [Deiphobus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/deiphobus.md): Trojan prince encountered in the underworld.
- [Misenus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/misenus.md): Trojan trumpeter who dies before the underworld journey.
- [Caesar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/caesar.md): Future Roman leader shown in the underworld prophecy.
- [Marcellus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/marcellus.md): Roman youth mourned in the underworld vision.
- [Romulus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/romulus.md): Founder of Rome, shown in the underworld.
- [Numa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/numa.md): Early Roman king known for law and peace.
- [Ancus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/ancus.md): Early Roman king mentioned in the underworld.
- [Brutus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/brutus.md): Founder of the Roman Republic, shown in the underworld.
- [Cato](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/cato.md): Roman statesman shown in the underworld.
- [Gracchus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/gracchus.md): Roman reformer mentioned in the underworld.
- [Scipio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/scipio.md): Roman general shown in the underworld prophecy.
- [Fabricius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/fabricius.md): Roman hero known for integrity, in the underworld.
- [Torquatus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_aeneid_se/characters/torquatus.md): Roman general known for discipline, in the underworld.

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