Add to ORKGAs emphasized in the proemium, the relationships between men and god are essential in the Aeneid. As an epic poet, Virgil draws from the great mythological scenes he finds in Homer and adapts them to hisRoman audience. As a philosopher, hewants, through the myth of Aeneas, to convince of the action of Providence made tangible in the many prophecies and of the necessity of virtue to ensure the immortality of heroes and cities. As a Roman citizen, he offers his city a new kind of religious approach by separating the political and religious powers, by defining a new form of worship and giving Apollo the status of main god. The Aeneid can therefore appear as an example of the Varronian three theologies.Loupiac Annic. Hommes et dieux dans l’Éné...