Aeneas is a mythological character in Greek and Roman mythology. He is mentioned in Homer’s Iliad, but is widely known for his story in Virgil’s Aeneid. He was the son of Anchises, a Trojan prince, and Venus, the goddess of love. At first he was a warrior who defended Troy in the war against the Greeks. Aeneas was highly respected because of his fights against Greek heroes, like Achilles. Aeneas fought the Greeks until he was ordered by the gods to flee. Then, Aeneas gathered a group of people who had survived the war and led them to a new Trojan state, now called Italy. The group he fled with collectively became known as the Aeneads, named after their leader. According to Roman myths, Aeneas and his followers founded Rome, where Aeneas established