Aeneas: The Death of a Trojan Throughout The Aeneid, Aeneas embarks on a series of journeys, both within himself and with his men as an army. Aeneas, one of few remaining survivors of Troy, transitions from a Trojan character to a Roman character throughout the text. This transformation marks the end of a state wracked so severely by tragedy, the land was found in ruins and the population destroyed to near genocide. Aeneas' transition from Trojan to Roman was long and onerous both on a personal
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The main characters of these two works are Odyssey and Aeneas – their stories’ respective titles reflect their names. These tales both take place shortly after the Trojan war. Odysseus, a Greek, was on the winning side, and is leaving victorious. Aeneas, however, has lost the war, and is fleeing Troy as he was instructed to by the gods. Odysseus believes he is finished with his adventures for the time being. It has been prophesized to Aeneas that he is to discover Rome. Both these men are seeking
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(Homer 183). There are vivid descriptions of people Odysseus knows like Achilles, a man he knew to be one of the greatest warriors in history, loathing his history in the war and loathing everything he did. Vergil, however, never mentioned someone that Aeneas never interacted with and rather skimped details on the suffering of other people. Vergil focused on the horrifying aspects of the world of death, but Homer focused on the people who are sent to the Underworld, and while both focused on the same exact
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Aeneas Physical pilgrimage to Italy was as important to him as it was for Odysseus to Ithaca. Allegorical pilgrimage is similar to that of Odysseus. He seemed to lose track of his destiny particularly during his relationship with Dido in Carthage. Similarly Odysseus reflected that same lose of connection while he stayed at Calypso Island. We learned from the story that the value Aeneas places on his family is particularly evident in the scene which he escorts his father and
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Juno throughout the entire story does not want Aeneas to found Rome, which is what is fated to happen. Once an object is fated, no one, including the Gods can change it. But as Juno realizes there is some wiggle room inside of fate. Juno may not be able to prevent fate, but she is able to do while staying within the constraints of fate, prolong the process of founding Rome, and kill as many people as possible. Juno realizes that she cannot delay the formation of Rome alone, and will need as many
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–Odysseus and Aeneas, as they struggle towards their goal through the crises and deadly situations caused by the wrath of the gods upon them. In the Odyssey, we see that Poseidon (god of the sea/earth shaker) has a grudge against Odysseus while Athena, god of wisdom, aids him throughout his journey. Similarly in the Aeneid, we see that goddess Juno dislikes Aeneas as he is destined to destroy the city of Carthage loved by Juno during his mission to find a new land- Rome, whereas Aeneas’ mother Venus
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How negatively does Aeneas’ abandonment of Dido reflect on his character? The Aeneid was seen as reflecting this aim, by depicting the heroic Aeneas as a man devoted and loyal to his country and its prominence, rather than personal gains, and going off on a journey for the betterment of Rome. The Aeneid is full of prophecies about the future of Rome, the deeds of Augustus, his ancestors, and famous Romans, and the Carthaginian Wars; the shield of Aeneas even depicts Augustus' victory at Actium
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In the lines 23-34, Dido turns from Aeneas' surroundings to her own emotions. She describes her love in desperate terms ("I burn, like waxen torches covered with sulfur"), and says that Aeneas "is always in my heart." She asserts his ingratitude, but says that she still cannot hate him, "however ill he thinks of me," and however unfaithful he has been. She appeals to Aeneas' mother, the goddess Venus, and to his brother, Cupid ("brother Love"), to soften Aeneas' heart. She ends by asking to be
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Augustine uses a very similar geographical route in his story that Virgil uses in Aeneas’s conquest. In Book III of Confessions, Augustine moves to Carthage, the same city in which Aeneas arrives in The Aeneid. Augustine, like Aeneas, leaves Carthage and goes to Italy. Both characters eventually fulfill their missions in Italy. Aeneas ultimately finds Rome, and Augustine discovers Catholicism and the Lord in Milan. Upon arrival in Carthage, Augustine reminds the reader of Aeneas’s story saying, “I came
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During the time when Aeneas is escaping from Troy with his family, why doesn’t he look back when he feels that his wife, Creusa, is being taken away? While escaping from Troy, Aeneas feels that the Greeks are catching up to the fugitive group and he tells his son to run ahead. Then he says that a strange enemy power robbed him of his senses. Aeneas’ wife is trailing behind him and he feels that she is being taken away yet he doesn’t even look back to make sure that his own wife is still with the
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