Funeral Games For Anchises (book5)

There are a lot of things going on in this chapter. First, Ascanius' role in the acting out of the battle at the games is a symbol of the major part that he will have in the founding of Rome. It is because of his son that Aeneas even considers to keep going on his long and difficult voyage. He wants Ascanius to have a kingdom of his own to rule and become the father of kings. There is also a small irony in the fact that, while trying to make things better for herself and causing problems with the Trojans, Juno actually makes things better for Venus when the Trojans build a temple in honor of Venus. This book also connects the Aeneid with the Oddyssey when, at the end, the boat is guided towards the Siren's rocks, like Odesseus' boat was in the Oddyssey.