Aeneas

Aeneas can be portrayed as a “hesitant hero” many times throughout the books. However, it was more evident in the first half than the second half. In the first half of the epic he showed more hesitance in his actions when faced with hard decisions, and part of that hesitance followed him into the second half. This hesitance can be both a strength and a weakness for him in terms of his people's perception of him, and how the gods view him as both a man and a hero. One place he seemed to hesitate in

of this contest as leverage to justify her attack on Aeneas’s army: she was angered at the idea that Paris had declared her inferior to Venus, so “Hate for Troy eviled her eye” by extension. (1.28) Choice D. Laocoon During his meeting with Dido, Aeneas recounts his flight from Troy, beginning with the story of the Trojan Horse. In this telling, while the Trojans debate what to do with the horse, Laocoon, a priest of the god Neptune, steps forward and berates them for considering taking it into the

Aeneas as a Roman Hero in The Aeneid In Virgil’s poem, The Aeneid, the ideal Roman hero is depicted in the form of Aeneas. Not only does Aeneas represent the Roman hero, but he also represents what every Roman citizen is called to be. Each Roman citizen must posses two major virtues, he must remain pious, and he must remain loyal to the Roman race. In the poem, Aeneas encompasses both of these virtues, and must deal with both the rewards and costs of them. In the poem, Virgil says

Compare and Contrast of Odysseus and Aeneas Odysseus, the hero in The Odyssey, and Aeneas, the hero in The Aeneid, fought in opposing sides in the Trojan war. Odysseus was the king of Ithaca and was arguably the smartest king and warrior in all of Greece, whereas Aeneas was a warrior from Troy whose destiny was to found the Roman race in Italy. While both men were highly acclaimed by their respective countrymen as heroes, they shared many similarities in respect to their background, their virtue

seeking shelter at the altar, causes Aeneas to remember the crimes she committed driving him to furious anger. This anger drives him to contemplate an ignoble and uncharacteristic act of revenge by murdering Helen as she sought protection from the gods. Despite being depicted as a virtuous hero, Aeneas’ strong, visceral reaction to seeing Helen shows that he is subject to the same passionate feelings all humans feel, especially when something raises his anger. When Aeneas sees Helen, he is driven into

Aeneas, the Anti-hero of Aeneid   Many people seem to be under the impression that the Aeneid is a celebration of Roman glory, led by the hero of fate Aeneas. I find these preconceived ideas hard to reconcile with my actual reading of the text. For starters, I have a hard time viewing Aeneas as a hero at all. Almost any other main characters in the epic, from Dido to Camilla to Turnus, have more heroic qualities than Aeneas. This is especially noteworthy because many of these characters

was none other than Aeneas, from the Roman poet Virgil’s epic, The Aeneid. Despite the fact that the work itself is entirely fictional and semi-based off of the famous Greek epic The Iliad by Homer, Aeneas is credited with being a key icon in the Roman Empire, in the sense that he is often viewed as a valiant and stoic leader who became the founder of Rome, helping in legitimizing the Julio-Caesarean line. There are however, many issues with the depiction of the character Aeneas, as a “hero” especially

a few of the characters. Aeneas is one of the main characters that reveals multiple things about himself by the way he takes on his challenges. He shows how to keep on pushing no matter what comes your way and leadership. Aeneas displays Leadership by how he care for his people's, fate versus free will due to his determination and actions when someone is trying to make him unsuccessful. Leadership is shown by Aeneas as he leads his people out of a falling Troy. Aeneas provides for the people when

Aeneas was a Trojan hero in Greco-Roman mythology. He was the son of Aphrodite and the prince Anchises. He is also believed to be a descendant of Remus and Romulus in Roman Mythology. His story starts when Zeus wanted to take revenge on Aphrodite for making all the gods fall in love with mortal women. As a punishment, Zeus made her fall in love with Anchises. In some versions of the story Aphrodite stumbles upon Anchises while traveling or appears before him. Whichever version it is, Anchises

I found Alexander’s analysis on the similarities and differences between Aeneas and Dido and Odysseus and Circe very insightful. What especially stood out to me was the section in which he states that the comparison between the two relationships is what lets Virgil highlight the difference between Aeneas and Odysseus. Odysseus’ behavior in how he enters and ends his affair with Circe would have highlighted Aeneas’ capability to empathize with those around him. Just as Alexander had stated, Odysseus