... more a narration of an actual event, The Aeneid makes itself more about promoting the Roman Empire. The one used a great amount of description to portray the time period, while the other used parts of the story the praise the glory of the author's motherland. In this way, the Greek version of the Trojan War felt more like a record of a historical landmark, while the Roman edition of the war's aftermath took more the form of propaganda in favor of the Empire. Both ... certain events are ordained by fate, the time tables for these events are flexible.  Since Achilles was mortal, he was or...

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... his effrontery. As a side note, this episode has some parallels in the Iliad. Diomedes injures Aphrodite, who is analogous to Ishtar; both wounded love-goddesses complain to their father Anu/Zeus and their mother Antu/Dione, who are both generic words for "Mr. God" and "Mrs. God". A second instance of parallelism occurs when Achilles battles with the river Scamander, personified as ... person that made living the mortal life worth living. Patroclus on the other hand thinks of his glory that he might achieve if he kills the Trojans and Hector, he goes from his concern for the other Greek...

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