pietas in the aeneid
pietas
pater patriae
pater familias
mos maiorum
aeneas wished he had died defending troy, but continues to pursue his fate
juno torments aeneas but he stays commited to his fate
though aeneas is sidetracked by dido in carthage, he remembers his duty and leaves her to found rome
used as a measure of heroism
aeneas' representation similar to how augustus wishes to be portrayed
"father of the country"
a title adopted by augustus
linked to the founders of rome
aeneas must do his duty to his country by leading the trojans and founding rome
leadership of the city
father of your family
a central theme to romans
more intimate bond and responsibiltiy
aeneas is yore comfortable with this position, shown through his care for ascanius and pallas
respect of ancestral customs
romans believed in living up to your ancestors eg brutus assasinating caesar
seen when aeneas saves the household gods
sen in the fulfilling of funerary rites
seen by aeneas being respectful to elders eg evander
seen through juno's protection of latin customs
aeneas and the romans are provided by virgil as templates for augustus to follow