... goddesses would attempt to intervene with his plans for their own personal achievement, but Jupiter's decisions are always final, making fate inescapable. In the case of 'The Aeneid', the central focus of the poem is the destined journey of Aeneas to establish a new home in Italy, allowing his descendants Romulus and Remus to found Rome. Jupiter takes control of this fate and assures Venus, Aeneas' mother, that this outcome cannot be changed, even by the destructive anger and grudge of Juno - 'The destiny of your descendants remains unchanged...you will take great-hearted Aeneas up to the stars of heaven'. Venus also intervenes with the fate of her son, driving it forwards and using Dido as a pawn. Because Juno has Aeolus assist in her act of revenge against the Trojans, it is necessary for Jupiter to take the side of Venus, an act that sets the storyline in motion. ...

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