... goddess mother, valor, and righteousness. But Aeneas has the piety and loyalty and tenderness of true Roman and at the same time, he has the courage of Hector and the strength of Achilles, and thoughtfulness in some degree, though not the self-dependence of Odysseus (Commager 150). There might seem some danger of a character which would be all good, and not human or sympathetic, if the ... bonded by love for the hero would not have caused such a conflict. Aeneas could simply leave him there to die. Aeneas is acting out of love while Anchises is acting out of destiny. These two component...

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