His attempt to justify himself only increases Dido's anger. Aeneas declares that he did not intend to deceive her, and that he will never forget her, but he does not regard Dido and himself as married, and he must fulfill fate's decrees. Shocked into action by Jupiter's command, Aeneas gives secret orders for the ships to be made ready to sail, deciding to postpone notifying Dido of his intention to leave Carthage until the right occasion presents itself.ĭido, however, discovers Aeneas's plan and violently berates him for concealing his intentions from her and for wanting to abandon her to her enemies. King Iarbas, one of Dido's rejected suitors, vents his anger in a prayer to Jupiter, who sends Mercury to Aeneas to remind the Trojan leader that he is shirking his heaven-appointed duty to found a new homeland: Aeneas must sail from Carthage at once. News of the relationship spreads throughout Africa. Dido tries to legitimatize the union by calling it a marriage. While Aeneas and Dido are out hunting one day, Juno causes a torrential storm, and the pair seeks shelter in a cave, where they are sexually united. For very different reasons - Juno wants to delay Aeneas's reaching Italy, and Venus wants to ensure his safety - the two goddesses jointly conspire to bring about a sexual union of the pair. Dido and Aeneas's relationship catches the attention of Juno and Venus.
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