What is the role of prophecies and/or fate in The Aeneid?
Prophecies and fate have a central role in the Aeneid. Throughout the story Aeneas’s journey is paved by different prophecies that he needs to fulfill. What is even more interesting is that not even Juno, the Queen of the gods, can manipulate fate and the prophecies. The frustration from knowing this is probably what drives her to punish Aeneas and send many trials his way.
To fulfill his fate Aeneas has to walk away from the mother of his children and leave many other lovers behind, some end up dead and some take their lives. No matter what he finds along the way he must continue on this predetermined path to execute the prophecies.
