... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > Roman gods and legends > the story of Aeneas' wanderings to Italy (Virgil, Aeneid) > Aeneas' wanderings to Italy: from Troy to Carthage (Virgil, Aeneid II-III) > Aeneas leaves the country of Troy > 'Pius Aeneas': Aeneas, leading Ascanius, escapes from burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises with the Penates; his wife Creusa, who sets out with them, is lost on the way