Ascanius / Iulus

• book 1 (cupid in disguise) ; book 2 ; book 4 ; book 7 ; book 9 ; book 10 ; book 12
• in bk 2, his hair catches fire - message from Jupiter hat they should leave Troy
• he longs to see a fierce lion or wild boar for a bit of excitement
• he is drawn as a somewhat realistic child
• he is an important element in Jupiter's message
• even if Aeneas is not concerned about his own destiny, he should not deprive his son of a kingdom in Italy
• book 1 / book 7 - unwittingly used by an immortal as a vehicle for a plan which ill bring death and destruction
• book 1 - Cupid impersonates Ascanius, and his arrow destroys Dido
• book 7 - Juno inspires him to shoot the pet stag which ignites the war with the Latins
• he cannot be blamed for starting the war, yet the action is not out of character
• book 4 - he had hoped for a lion or boar
• now in Latium, with the appearance of a stag, he sees his opportunity for glory
• Ascanius' tendency towards self-glorification emerges again in bk 9
• he, still young and inexperienced, is in charge in the besieged camp
• his instinct to send Nisus and Euryalus with a message to Aeneas is correct
• his promise of matrons as a prize seems out of place
• Romans, as told in bk 6, will be known for being merciful to those they capture
• Apollo gives him talk and keeps him away or the fighting
• should we see in Apollo the restraining figure of Augustus' patron god?