1. The Iliad and the Aeneid - A Comparative Study
... the north coast of Asia Minor, Carthage, and Italy. Protagonist of the poem is Aeneas. Major conflict of the poem is that Aeneas is fated to travel from the ruins of Troy to Italy, where he will establish a race that will lead to the founding of Rome. Juno, harboring feelings of vengeance against the Trojans, ... He uses the same gods but with Latin names, his character visit's the underworld, there is a big storm and epic games, and there is a long narration of the outcomes of the battle of Troy. Virgil also differs from Homer. His Aeneid has a grander scale of geography as the enti...
- Word Count: 8864
- Approx Pages: 35
- Grade Level: High School