Close to the beginning of the Aeneid, Virgil explains why his hero Aeneas, in spite of his virtues and qualities, faces the implacable enmity of Juno, the Queen of the Gods. It is clear from the start that Aeneas is destined to succeed in settling in Italy and laying the foundations for a people who will become the founders of Rome, but Juno is a powerful enemy, and Virgil makes it clear that great ordeals and years of wandering lie between him and success.
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