# The Aeneid — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Aeneid by Virgil.

- [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-i.md): After seven years of wandering, the Trojan fleet, led by Aeneas, is caught in a violent storm raised by Juno. Neptune calms the sea, and the Trojans land on the coast of Africa near Carthage. Venus intercedes with Jupite
- [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-ii.md): Aeneas recounts the fall of Troy, including the Greek stratagem of the wooden horse, the treachery of Sinon, the death of Laocoön, the night of destruction, the loss of his wife Creüsa, and his escape with his father Anc
- [Book III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-iii.md): Aeneas continues his narrative, recounting his voyages from Troy to Carthage. He describes his ill-fated landing in Thrace, where he discovers the murdered Polydorus; his visit to Delos and the oracle's command to seek t
- [Book IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-iv.md): Dido confesses her love for Aeneas to her sister Anna, who encourages the match. Juno and Venus conspire to unite them during a hunting storm, leading to a marriage-like union. Jupiter sends Mercury to remind Aeneas of h
- [Book V: Funeral Games and the Burning of the Ships](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-v.md): Aeneas, driven by a storm to Sicily, is welcomed by King Acestes. He holds funeral games in honor of his father Anchises. Juno sends Iris to incite the Trojan women to burn the ships, but a storm from Jupiter extinguishe

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- [Book VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-vi.md)
- [Book VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-vii.md)
- [Book VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-viii.md)
- [Book IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-ix.md)
- [Book X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-x.md)
- [Book XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-xi.md)
- [Book XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_aeneid_se/chapters/book-xii.md)

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