The Aeneid · Character

Polydorus

Trojan prince murdered by Thracians.

minor

First appearance: Book III

Polydorus shows up with force in Book III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Murdered by the Thracian king; his ghost speaks from a myrtle tree.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because Turnus reaches an emotional and psychological peak of fury and…

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