The Myth of Aeneas: Description of his life.

Aeneas was born from the union of a mortal, Anchises, and a goddess, Venus. He was a cousin of King Priam of Troy, and was the leader of the neighboring Dardanian army, allies of Troy during the Trojan War. Aeneas was a Trojan hero of the war, second in reputation to the great Trojan warrior and prince Hector. While the Greek army was able to move into the city of Troy, after a stalemate of …

…were not worthy of their city due to their foolishness. In my opinion, this episode has become one of the most popular and lasting legends because it demonstrated a simple ending to a complex war. While the Trojans and Greeks were each a great and mighty force, the Trojan war was ended with a giant wooden horse housing Greek men. Such an ending to a great conflict must in principle go into history as legendary.