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This paper takes a look at the legendary story of the hero Aeneas who survives the fall of Troy and follows the will of the gods and fate to build a nation that will eventually become Rome. The paper includes an analysis of "The Aeneid," written in Homeric style and gives a comparison of Aeneas' character with Greek heroes, Odysseus and Achilles.

From the Paper
"The son of Anchises and Venus, a prince of Troy and leader of the expedition to Italy, Aeneas is the main character in the book "The Aeneid." The most admired and valued characteristics in Augustan Rome are marked on his personality. He is true to his word devout, a courageous and skillful soldier and a pious. The heroism of Aeneas is his ability, to place his belief in Rome in all times and the Roman ideal before his own selfish interests, which was unlike Achilles and Odysseus."

Tags:achilles, aeneas, book, character, comparison, greek, heroes, odysseus, review, virgil

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In this article, the writer discusses how the love story of Dido and Aeneas figures into the overall thematic design of the AENEID. The writer maintains that the theme of love versus duty surfaces and reaches tragic dimension because no one is ill-intentioned.

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"It is difficult to articulate the overriding theme of Virgil's Aeneid in philosophical terms as anything other than the tension between love and duty. Although that may seem a trite way of describing the action of the narrative the fact is that the central love story between Dido and Aeneas brings into specific relief the high-stakes major enterprise Andrews of leadership that Aeneas has embraced. Aeneas has set sail from Troy with his followers with the express purpose of founding a new society. The text does not ..."

Tags:Dido, Aedeid, Rome, Virgil, Aeneas, love-duty dilemma, Virgil, Troy

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This paper discusses Aeneas and his relationship to the Roman Empire. The paper discusses Aeneas' future, according to "The Norton Anthology of World Literature" as leading to a peaceful period in Roman Empire at that time. The paper also discusses what might have been different in Rome if Aeneas had stayed with Carthage and Dido.

Table of Contents:
Who is Aeneas?
Aeneas' Journey
What If's
In Conclusion

From the Paper
"In every culture, there is the ideal hero that will either consciously or subconsciously be looked and followed upon. What may be an ideal hero to a certain group of people may not fit the concept of the ideal from another group."

Tags:hero, history, literature, mythology, roman, virgil, world

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In this article, the writer compares the different aspects, both physical and symbolic, attributed to the shields of Achilles and Aeneas. Throughout the paper the writer provides extensive background of both the shields. The writer also explains both the story of Achilles in "The Iliad" by Homer and of Aeneas in Virgil's 'Aeneid'. Further, the writer discusses how the shields were influenced and involved in the stories themselves. Most importantly, the writer analyzes the roles of both shields in their respective works and compares the impacts they make on their respective epic heroes.

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"In Homer's great work, the Iliad, Achilles is given a set of armor, including a glorious shield which allows him to return to battle and carry out his revenge against Hector. Likewise, in Virgil's Aeneid, Aeneas is sent a shield for the purpose of aiding him in defending Rome from invasion. However, these shields are made special not by their military value, but by the engravings that decorate their surfaces. Achilles' shield holds engravings of common life during his time: farmers plowing the land, young men and women dancing in the vineyards, scenes of the countryside, slaves working for their kings, and armies fighting each other. On the other hand, Aeneas' shield holds the story of Italy, from the birth of the twins, Romulus and Remus, to the peak of the Roman Empire. Because of the images that are depicted on both shields, they are of much more significance than just tools of war. These shields represent all that their nations are worth and have been especially chosen for each hero to carry. This, therefore, makes their presences in the Iliad and the Aeneid worth recognizing."

Tags:greek, history, shields, homer, literature

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This paper relates that Odysseus and Aeneas are epic heroes from Greek and Trojan histories respectively. The paper looks at how Odysseus' life and his journey back to his home is described in "The Odyssey" by Homer, a Greek poet and how Aeneas' story is described in "The Aeneid", written by Virgil, a Roman poet. The paper compares the merits of both characters and also examines how although both stories are set in the same time period, they are about different stories and were written hundreds of years apart.

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"Both Odysseus and Aeneas had many similarities and differences in their actions, thoughts and attitudes. Odysseus and Aeneas are heroes and great warriors, both were also son of Gods. They are both handsome, with great personal strength and strong personalities, but they were fighting for different causes and their missions were different. Odysseus's journey is physical; he is on a voyage to get back home and to his old life. Aeneas's journey is more mental and spiritual, he has to come to terms with the situation in Troy and find an inner strength and confidence to become a leader and lead his people to a new land and a new life. Just like Odysseus and Aeneas, the two poems both similar and different at the same time. "

Tags:Homer, Virgil

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This paper takes a look at the complexity of the heroic character of Aeneas, within Virgil's poem, "Aeneid". According to the paper, in the character of Aeneas, Virgil creates a character who is not just a good warrior and strategist, but also one who is infused with moral piety and a sense of a larger purpose and destiny.

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"Other key characters in the Aeneid by Virgil are, in general and comparatively speaking, far more one- dimensional, and therefore not nearly as complex as Aeneas himself. Turnus, for instance, Aeneas's rival and enemy on the battlefield, is strong in war (at least initially) but lacks any of the moral piety and respect for the gods that Aeneas clearly possesses. Juno, Aeneas's nemesis, is similarly stubborn and vengeful, i.e., much the opposite of Aeneas himself. For instance, Juno continues, vengefully, to wish to keep punishing Aeneas, and gives up on doing so only after Jupiter twice says that Aeneas is fated to win.
While Aeneas is reflective; respectful of the gods and fate, and deeply pious, then, Juno is stubbornly, single-mindedly vengeful; antagonistic, and angry toward a god more important than herself, and toward mortals, too - qualities that are, ultimately, symbolically vanquished by more positive qualities, e.g., moral piety; patience, humility and obedience toward the gods as embodied by Aeneas."

Tags:warrior, hero, battlefield, Pallas, Juno

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Aeneas, a Trojan prince, is destined to become founder to a city that his descendants will develop into the great Roman Empire. Aeneas exhibits Roman values that make him the ideal Roman ruler throughout Virgil's "Aeneid". Among these values is pietas (attention to duty, community, and family), courage (bravery), self-discipline, and finally, humanitas (compassion). This essay provides quotes from Virgil's "Aeneid" to show these virtues, with background testimony from Francis Cairn, a notable author of ancient Roman lore and epics.

From the Paper
"Aeneas now loses his kingly qualities by not being mindful of his pietas and completely surrendering to emotion. Francis Cairn in "Aeneas and the Love Affair of Dido" asserts that Aeneas was not concerned with his duty, by stating that Aeneas had, "put his kingdom out of his mind and is enslaved to lust, lacking the royal virtues of self control and care for his people" (Cairns 49). This is proven by the way Aeneas lounges around all winter and does not pay attention to his fated duty. Jupiter, the god of thunder and hospitality gets upset with Aeneas, and sends Mercury the messenger god to remind him of his duty."

Tags:carthage, dido, rome

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The paper begins by emphasising the importance of Book VI of Virgil's "Aeneid" to the epic as a whole and sketching Aeneas' more mature character at the start of the book. It discusses his meetings with old acquaintances in the underworld and the effect of these on him. After dealing with the comparisons to Homer and discussing the "Augustan propaganda" label, it analyses the message of the Show of Heroes and its inspiring effect on the hero.

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"Furthermore, the most effective example of ad hominem poetry is the sorrowful and slightly speech-deflating lament for Marcellus in lines 868-886, Augustus' own adopted son. The eulogy for him would have commemorated his recent death in battle and been especially effective in impressing and moving Augustus (his sister Octavia, Marcellus' mother, reportedly fainted when the passage was recited). In literary terms, the dramatic, emphatic mention of Marcellus would have set up the later deaths of other such young, valiant warriors such as Euryalus and Pallas, and even would have heightened the pathos of their deaths with reflected glory and sympathy."

Tags:anchises, augustus, dido, katabasis

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The paper deals with the development of Aeneas' character in Virgil's "Aenid", from a weak, fragile mortal in the first lines of the epic, to a raging warrior in the final book and everything in between. It explains how Anchises guides him into his new role as a leader of men and how his divine calling comes into conflict with his human desires and frailties, with tragic results. Finally, the paper discusses his status as a new model of socially responsible hero.

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"The figure of Aeneas had already been present, albeit in a small role, in the Homeric epics when work on the Aeneid commenced. Virgil, however, chose Aeneas as the hero for his modern, post-civil war, Roman epic and, with skill and sophistication, unquestionably made the character his own. In a bid to give his work emotional depth unheard of in all previous epics, Virgil characterises Aeneas through his two simultaneous journeys: the physical quest for the future site of Rome, and the personal, character-building process he goes through as he matures and grows into the poet's notion of the new "Roman Hero". This is done cleverly by Virgil; since whereas heroes such as Achilles or Odysseus are highly characterised at most opportunities by any means, Aeneas is defined more by his actions and the epithets given him (especially "pietas", which will be discussed later), with Virgil significantly avoiding writing Aeneas much dialogue in the poem."

Tags:dido, leadership, Roman

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The paper starts with an examination of Aeneas's leadership skills in Book II of Virgil's "Aeneid, which are still at a very early stage. It looks at how, by the time he finds a group gathered for him to lead at the end of the Book III, his pietas and duty begin to force him into this responsible role. It also explores how, by the end of Book V, he is less desperate and panicky and it picks up on his examples of fairness and decisiveness.

From the Paper
"One of the most outstanding features of the Aeneid is the subtle but convincing development of Aeneas' character throughout the twelve books. A factor in this development is his position as leader of the surviving Trojans and his mission to lead them to the site of Rome. In Books I-VI, Virgil thus charts the process by which Aeneas becomes a true leader of men, ready for the war in the second half of the epic. The hero must become an established leader in the story before Virgil can begin his maius opus (VII.45), and Books II, III and V contain the main stages and turning points in the development of the leader. It should also be noted here that in these Books Virgil concentrates, as is his habit, on the political aspects of leading a group of people, rather than leadership in a military sense."

Tags:anchises, ascanius, dido, iulus, trojans