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How does Aeneas view women? Does his view of women change throughout the epic poem? It is clearly evident that Aeneas loved his first wife, Creusa. He went through a heart-wrenching tragedy when she died. Especially since he blamed himself for her death. It is conceivable that Aeneas could never love again after her death; however, it has to be decided if Aeneas did love again, or was his first wife his last love? Additionally, a debatable question could be, did Aeneas truly love Dido? Cupid played a major role in their relationship. But Cupid only played with Dido’s feelings for Aeneas. It is believable that Dido did have her own feelings for Aeneas but Cupid made her “love blind.” She was under his spell for the rest of her life. The only way she became free from the love spell was in her death. Dido went from being a strong, independent goddess to be a hopeless heartbreak because the gods decided otherwise. But Aeneas wasn’t under Cupid’s spell. The only time his emotions were...