Stoic or Epicurean?

According to Stoic philosophy, “A Stoic is portrayed as a man struggling against or following unwillingly the fate which may involve his own suffering or sorrow, but which will form part of the total good” (Reesor 289). This thought is true of Aeneas, as mentioned in my last post, specific to his actions in Book 4 with Dido. However, at the same time, while in Carthage, we see Aeneas struggles with yearning a life of peace, love and happiness (what most humans hope for). This thought is part of the Epicurean philosophical belief that the highest pleasure is that of peace and tranquility. As a result, Aeneas struggles between conflicting inner desires, representing, like already mentioned, stoic thought, but in this case also Epicurean thought.


My focus at this time is finding how these moral philosophies affect Aeneas' trajectory toward fulfilling his fate.

I am also using the same ancient greek philosophies as mentioned above to look at the Nisus and Euryalis episode. I have come across the Aristotelian term-- "akrasia" as it relates to 'weakness of will' or self-surrender. This expands on the actions these characters take
when faced with a crucial decisions/events--are they acting on emotions/passions--against their better judgement?