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Originally Posted by Leto Aenus story was told by Virgil, not Ovid. And he didn't believe in it, was a political PR job done for the current Caesar. |
My bad!
That was Virgil. Although Ovid also mentions Aeneus in his "Facts", Book Four. As to Virgil, he based his poem on earlier tesatments by Hellanicus and Damastus supported by Aristotle. So whatever PR action it was, it was published after Virgil's death in 19 AD when the Caesar already was Tiberius. So, my point is that Aeneus' story was rooted deeply in Roman consciousness.
If you meant "Metamorphos" by Ovid. Sorry, never read it.