... in book VI of the Aeneid, which superficially seems like a complete imitation of book XI of the Odyssey. However, as Anchises describes "the glory that awaits the Trojan race," (6:896) it becomes clear that this poem is anything but a piracy of Homer's epic. Anchises shows Aeneas the glorious future of Rome and its leaders all the way up to the reign of Augustus who is fated to bring about the ... portrayals of women are tempered, however, by contrasting them with the male characters of the plays. Compared to their female counterparts Menelaus as all brawn and no brains, Theoclymenus is...

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... people. Unlike the Iliad and Odyssey, which are "oral" epics, the Aeneid is a "literary" epic, for it is the product of a settled, highly civilized society. Reading and understanding the Aeneid is one of the richest opportunities that can be offered to any one of its readers. Such poems are intended to communicate a serious philosophical, moral, and patriotic message. One is able to learn about the beauty and mysticism ... his, and of later, times; and he made him, unlike most, or even all, ancient characters, grow in moral stature, with time (Virgil Aeneid 2 ). The flaws that Aeneas had ...

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ANEID AND ODYSSEY COMPARED AND CONTRASTED Odysseus and Aeneas are very alike in some ways and very different. They are both epic heroes except that one is Greek and the other is a Trojan. Odysseus is from the Greek tale The Oddessy, which was written by the famous Greek poet Homer. His quest is to find his way back home after a long journey. Aeneas is from the roman tale ... is to find a new home for him and his family. Both these characters had many similarities and differences in their ways of fighting. Both Odysseus and Aeneas were helped by different gods. Odysseus was helped by Calypso i...

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... of their civilization. What Virgil felt was the one triumph his Empire lacked was its own epic, a tale embodying the Roman spirit, virtue and justifying its greatness. What Homer achieved for the Greeks with the Iliad and the Odyssey, so Virgil would do the same? He immediately set to work in his reacquire country estate at Mantua, Italy. Besides the great influence Homer's works had on him, ... epic furthering it literary quality and standing as a great poem. Lastly, as is necessary in all great epics, Virgil realized the necessity of creating characters that were greater than life, wer...

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