My opinion is presented in the view that Dido was never in fact Aeneas' wife.
You recall that it was Dido, as well as Juno and Venus, who called it a
marriage, and Aeneas never in fact considered it a marriage. Perhaps Dido was
well-suited for Aeneas in a different lifetime, one where he did not have a
destiny to go to Italy. Then again, you remember the simile where Aeneas is
compared to Apollo-I think that the fact that Dido has previously been compared
to Diana could mean that Aeneas and Dido do have a strong connection, since
Apollo and Diana are twins, but for that reason, are not meant to be together.
I also belive that Creusa, although not much was told about her, did play a big
part in the context of Book 2, since she told him that he had to leave Troy.
It shows how much Anchises meant to Aeneas since it was not until he had to
leave for Anchises that he left, having previously been instructed to leave by
Hector, Creusa, and Venus. I'm not sure if any of this makes sense-it's
basically just my opinion on the subject.
Clare
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While we're on the topic--Is there anything close to an accepted date for the
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