Aeneas | Mythical Hero of Troy and Rome

In Roman Mythology, Prince Aeneas is a Trojan Hero and the first Hero of Rome. He is the forefather of Romulus and Remus.
Virgil, through the story of Aeneas, links the myth of Troy to the founding of Rome simultaneously creating a national Founding Myth whilst glorifying Roman values.

Virgil describes Aeneas in the Aeneid as the son of Prince Anchises and the Goddess Venus.
He is first cousin to King Priam of Troy, second cousin to Priam’s sons, Hector and Paris.
After the Fall of Troy, Aeneas avoided death or being enslaved. He gathered together a group of men known as the Aeneads, and escaped to Italy.
After a brief stay with Queen Dido at Carthage, King Latinus of Latium welcomed Aeneas and his Trojan army, and invited them to settle in his kingdom.
Aeneas is the forefather of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.