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cannot tolerate <strong>the</strong> idea <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> two groups living toge<strong>the</strong>r in<br />

harmony, she delays <strong>the</strong> Trojans from establishing <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

city by instigating a war between <strong>the</strong> Trojans and Latins.<br />

Book 7, paralleling Book 1, shows a wrathful Juno<br />

seeking help from an individual to wreak chaos among <strong>the</strong><br />

Trojans. While Juno requests Aeolus’ help in Book 1 to stir<br />

up a storm, this time she summons Allecto, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Furies, to stir up a war between <strong>the</strong> Trojans and Latins. As<br />

<strong>the</strong> “cruel wife <strong>of</strong> Jove” (saeva Iovis coniunx, 7.287), Juno<br />

demands Allecto to “strike toge<strong>the</strong>r her fertile breast, break<br />

up <strong>the</strong> orderly peace, and sow <strong>the</strong> accusations <strong>of</strong> war”<br />

(fecundum concute pectus, disice compositam pacem, sere<br />

crimina belli, 7.338-339). The imperatives concute, disice,<br />

and sere remind us <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> commands which she gave to<br />

Aeolus earlier. Once again, she is forceful in her speech, as<br />

she desires to see <strong>the</strong> Trojans suffer.<br />

Allecto sets <strong>of</strong>f to incite Queen Amata, King<br />

Latinus’ wife, to defy Aeneas and Lavinia’s impending<br />

marriage. Allecto <strong>the</strong>n provokes Turnus, who is Lavinia’s<br />

Latin suitor, with <strong>the</strong> notion <strong>of</strong> Lavinia taking <strong>the</strong> hand <strong>of</strong> a<br />

Trojan foreigner, Aeneas, in matrimony. Turnus is<br />

exacerbated by Allecto’s instigation and prepares his army<br />

to expel <strong>the</strong> Trojans from Latium. During this war, Turnus<br />

kills one <strong>of</strong> Aeneas’ allies, Pallas, in Book 10. Aeneas,<br />

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