Analyze the passage, and explain why the passage is significant to our understanding of the ancient world.

Analyze the passage, and explain why the passage is significant to our understanding of the ancient world. Contextualize the passage in the broader text of The Aeneid (i.e. explain what is happening in this passage and how it relates to the work as a whole) and then contextualize the myth in its broader historical, social, political, or religious contexts. Do not simply summarize or rewrite the passage, and avoid excessive quoting of the passage in your response (refer to the text by line numbers rather than copy out the full line in your response).