The funeral games in the Aeneid made quite a contrast to those games in the Odyssey and the Iliad.  In the Iliad, at the funeral games of Patroklus, all the Greek chieftains competed, very seriously and competitively, to the point where the competition challenged friendships.  In the Aeneid, neither Aeneas nor the Sicilian kind competed, but both acted as spectators, seeming less concerned than the Greeks with a victory than with a good competition.  This was evident because of the consolation prizes given out, rich prizes to the losers in each event.

Of the Greeks in Hades, Agamemnon stands out the most.  In the Aeneid, he is seen to cut such a striking and threatening figure even in death that most of the Trojans are inclinexd to or even attempt to attack him.  He is not placed in Elysium, but is instead still waiting on judgment and is accompanied by a phalanx of his soldiers even in death, in a way offset from the oher wandering souls, a terrible creature even in death.

Questions

In Hades, Aeneas enters with a cntingent of men and the prophetess, but when speaking with his father he is alone and wandering.  Where do the others go?  Is there a designated hangout or waiting zone or Tartarus, or do they sinply find their way back to the ships without guidance, leaving their commander t fend for himself on the return trip?

Do you think it was in the best interest of the trojans for Aeneas to exchange their happiness in Sicily for the promise of future glory?  Was it the good decision of a good leader, or of a fortune-seeker?