Evander and Pallas

• book 8, 10 , 11
• Evander is a Greek from Arcadia who had settled on the site of the future Rome before the Trojan War
• he founded a city on the Palatine Hill
• he has strong bonds with Aeneas through his friendship with Anchiss
• his role mirrors that of Anchises
• book 8 - he shows Aeneas the city, just as Anchises had shown him the heroes in book 6
• Evander is pious and leads a simple life, reflecting Roman moral traditions
• he entrusts Aeneas with his son
• when Pallas' body is brought back, he calls upon Aeneas to avenge the death
• Pallas appears as a young boy when he asks Aeneas questions on the journey
• he is capable of giving a rousing speech on the battlefield when the men are dispirited
• it is not so much his character as the effect of his death on others that is important
• includes a scene in Pallanteum, the future Rome
• shows that it is possible for the bonds of friendship to be stronger than the enmity of war (a good lesson to teach after a Civil War)
• show a leader with a modest lifestyle (like Augustus)
• show a pious man enacting rituals familiar to Romans
• through the death of Pallas, provide a motive for Aeneas to pursue Turnus with furor
• explore the father-son relationship