... by presenting a conclusion based on the evidence that I will put forth. What is Virgil up to in the Aeneid? i) Aeneas Aeneas is meant to represent the hero that Rome desires as its founder. He has many qualities that exemplify that depiction− bravery, strength, valor, etc.− yet he also has shortcomings. For example ... up to the dream of Rome, and thus Aeneas goes the way of the false dreams. v) Aeneas, Turnus, and the Ending Virgil draws upon Homer's Odyssey and Iliad in his portrayal of Aeneas. In books I through VI, the character of Aeneas is based on Odysseus. Aeneas goes on adve...

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... his epic poem should have been affected by the work of other writers. The most dominant epic influence upon Virgil was Homer, the Greek author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. By Virgil's time Homer was acknowledge as the greatest of all poets. Virgil was obligated to study Homeric works in order to develop his own artistic techniques to learn the ... springs immediately out of human life; in the second they spring out of national fortune." Virgil opens Book I of The Aeneid with a sweeping description- a Trojan prince, a valiant warrior and a national hero of Rome, and an appeal to the mus...

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