s. Euryalus’ onlychoice is to shoot an arrow through the boy so that he wouldnot have to suffer at the hands of his captors. Euryalusbelieves he is rightful in his decision. This again showshow the good and the young do die in battle. This, holdingtrue to the old clich, “all is fair in love and war”.In Book XI, lines 818-831, the tale of the turning offate and the death of a young maiden, Camilla, is told.Camilla’s father, Metabus was forced from Privernum, andtook his daughter so she wouldn’t be harmed. While fleeingthrough the woods, Metabus comes within sight of hisenemies. Not knowing what to do, he thinks of jumping into astream, but stops to think. He decides to bound hisdaughter within a hollow wooden sheath, and gives hisdaughter up to the goddess, Phoebe. This story is told by Phoebe and says that once Metabusdid this, “ Then she(Camilla)had been of my celestial train,and shunned the fate that dooms her to be slain.”Unfortunately, an older Camilla decided to go into battleand was eventually murdered. Phoebe vows to avenge hermurder and “bear the brethless body of my maid: Unspoiledshall be her arms, and unprotaned her holy limbs with anyhuman hand.” Although Camilla was good and young, and hadher fate diverted by the intervention of Phoebe, she waskilled. This passage is truly an example of one of theAeneid’s many themes: the death of the good and young inbattle....
