
Aneas fleeing Troy There are many representations of this scene from "The Anead" of Virgil but it seems to me to be a good one to remind us of the blessedness of life at all stages and the necessity to foster and protect it. Aneas leads his son by the hand and carries his father on his back as his city is besieged. His father clutches in his hand the gods of the household. An image that all 'good' men should lead the young by right and true action, respect the wisdom of their elders and have piety and wonder for God.