Virgil's Aeneid is a story with many facets. It is a story of love, loss, identity, war, social and class structures and, above all, fame. In fact, I would say that the rest of the aspects can fit into the huge general idea of ​​fame. I avoided directly translating the Latin in the last sentences because the ambiguity is important to the story. The word itself has three different facets, three definitions, all represented in the story. Fama is used to represent personified "rumor", "fame" in relation to Aeneas, and Aeneas' negative "reputation" in the eyes of Dido. When a reader begins the Aeneid, it may seem a little confusing to see fame as both fame and Fame. . However, once you overcome the initial difficulty, you will find that it is extremely useful to know when Rumor is a real entity who is in control of his actions and causes a lot of chaos. The moment I am referring to, specifically, is in the fourth book: Eadem impia Fama furenti / detulit armari classem cursumque parari (“The same evil rumor was raging that the fleet was equipping itself and preparing its route”) (4.298- 299). The word rumor itself means a dubious story told as true, so the adjective would be rather useless. But Rumor is personified here, so it makes a difference. If she is described as evil, it can be inferred that she knows that this action will have negative consequences for those involved. I would like to take a leap – a reasonable one, I promise – and deduce that Rumor has understood Dido's instructions or perhaps foresees her reaction in particular. Furthermore, she is described as furious. If she had just been a bystander, or had no personal investment in this, she wouldn't have had such an em... middle of paper... feared when he left. He was so afraid of being seen as unmanly because he lived off a woman's prosperity, and she predicts that he will call her name for help again and again and she won't offer it to him. This also allows Dido to take a position of power in the relationship because she does not accept the abandonment explanation and responds angrily, deciding that she will never help him again in the future. In conclusion, the multiple uses of the word fame allows for a more in-depth analysis of the text. Ironically, it prevents the reader from taking the text for what it is, since there is an irrefutable truth about its use in the text. This allows the reader to interpret it on an individual basis, creating a unique story for each of the readers. It updates the perspective after each reading and keeps the Aeneid alive for readers even after all these years.