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Not a Hallmark.. NOT A HALLMARK - Clabo

I completely forgot how tragic the relationship between Dido and Aeneas was. The thought that Venus originally caused Dido to fall in love with Aeneas through Cupid for no other reason than to just provide Aeneas and his troops' safety is so aggravating. Venus used Dido and her resources at the ultimate and unfortunate expense of her life. She did not naturally fall in love with him, and she wasn't supposed to in the first place. Everyone knows that Aeneas and the Trojans have to make it to Italy to make their new city/empire, and this most assuredly means that they would not be able to stay in Carthage. 

I also think that Juno is to blame for a lot of it, however, because the caused her and Aeneas to end up alone in a cave during a storm. You would think that if Juno cared so much for Carthage that she would not have caused/helped cause the death of the city's queen.

This was just overall very unfortunate in all aspects.

What are your thoughts and opinions?

P.S. I commented on Kaitlyn Terry's and Haley Riddle's posts. 

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  1. Caroline TuckerNovember 17, 2020 at 8:10 AM

    What I think is very interesting about all of this is that the gods interfered so much that it took everything out of fate. Things happened that were not supposed to happen or happened to early. Like when one of the gods had to come down and release Dido’s soul. This just expands my growing frustration with the gods.

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  2. Micah PowersNovember 17, 2020 at 8:31 AM

    I think it is very unfortunate the disregard for the natural way of life on the part of the gods. much like the Illiad the gods kind of treat humans as their little play toys. I think it is worth it drawing another line of difference between greek and Roman religion and Christianity. In Christianity. we are called the sons and daughters of God adopted through Jesus with that comes and intimate fatherly care from our God about our actions. Greek/Roman culture shows continually that the goods simply act to make things happen, in other words it seems like 'the gods of the gaps' understanding is input here. The Greeks and Romans made up stories about the gods in order to make sense of their history.

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  3. Jackson RiddleNovember 17, 2020 at 9:12 AM

    It is very aggravating when the gods interfere with human affairs to the point that they use human emotions to fulfill their desires. There are people nowadays that get with someone for reasons other than love, such as money, but regardless that love is still an emotion that is chosen by each person, it is not placed there by a higher authority.

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