Aeneid and Hector
* Outline * I. Aeneas and Hector show leadership through faithfulness and respect to the gods and goddesses.
Faithfulness to the gods.
Hector prays to the gods before fighting.
Aeneas obeys the god, Apollo, in leaving Dido.
Respect for the gods.
Hector makes an offering to Dione’s daughter, his mother, and other gods for protection.
Aeneas discharges ritual vows to the gods after the fighting.
Aeneas and Hector act out of unselfishness.
Aeneas acts out of unselfishness by turning away from his emotions.
Aeneas leaves Dido for his people and the new Troy.
Aeneas helps his people and encourages them in the burial rites for Misenus.
Hector acts out of unselfishness by serving the gods and continuing on his fate.
Hector dies because that is the will of the gods.
Hector loves his family but continues his fate to bring glory to Troy and his family.
Aeneas and Hector do not back down from any situation.
Aeneas cries a lot throughout the epic.
This shows his human qualities.
When Palinurus dies, he takes control of the ship.
He leaves Dido in search of his new homeland.
Hector fights with heart.
Andromache begs Hector not to leave.
He has the strength to let go of his family.
Hector, from the Iliad, and Aeneas, from the Aeneid, stand out as great warriors that show many traits of an epic hero. They obey the gods. They put others before themselves. Their motivation is their country and family, rather than personal glory. Hector and Aeneas remain faithful to the gods, acts out of unselfishness, and are strong in tough situations. In most epic poems, the gods and goddesses play important roles. In order for the gods to be on one’s side, one must obey them, pray to them, and offer gifts to them. Aeneas is a good leader because he performs all of these acts throughout the Aeneid. Virgil points out Aeneas giving gifts to the gods at the beginning of the Aeneid: “As I made offering to Dione’s daughter, my divine mother, and to other gods who give
Faithfulness to the gods.
Hector prays to the gods before fighting.
Aeneas obeys the god, Apollo, in leaving Dido.
Respect for the gods.
Hector makes an offering to Dione’s daughter, his mother, and other gods for protection.
Aeneas discharges ritual vows to the gods after the fighting.
Aeneas and Hector act out of unselfishness.
Aeneas acts out of unselfishness by turning away from his emotions.
Aeneas leaves Dido for his people and the new Troy.
Aeneas helps his people and encourages them in the burial rites for Misenus.
Hector acts out of unselfishness by serving the gods and continuing on his fate.
Hector dies because that is the will of the gods.
Hector loves his family but continues his fate to bring glory to Troy and his family.
Aeneas and Hector do not back down from any situation.
Aeneas cries a lot throughout the epic.
This shows his human qualities.
When Palinurus dies, he takes control of the ship.
He leaves Dido in search of his new homeland.
Hector fights with heart.
Andromache begs Hector not to leave.
He has the strength to let go of his family.
Hector, from the Iliad, and Aeneas, from the Aeneid, stand out as great warriors that show many traits of an epic hero. They obey the gods. They put others before themselves. Their motivation is their country and family, rather than personal glory. Hector and Aeneas remain faithful to the gods, acts out of unselfishness, and are strong in tough situations. In most epic poems, the gods and goddesses play important roles. In order for the gods to be on one’s side, one must obey them, pray to them, and offer gifts to them. Aeneas is a good leader because he performs all of these acts throughout the Aeneid. Virgil points out Aeneas giving gifts to the gods at the beginning of the Aeneid: “As I made offering to Dione’s daughter, my divine mother, and to other gods who give
Cited: * Homer. The Iliad of Homer, translated by Richmond Lattimore. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1951. Print. * Virgil and Robert Fitzgerald. The Aeneid translated by Robert Fitzgerald. New York: Random House, 1983. Print. The Classical Weekly, Vol. 23, No. 22 (Apr. 14, 1930), pp. 172-173 Published by: Classical Association of the Atlantic States The Classical Journal , Vol. 46, No. 6 (Mar., 1951), pp. 277-280 Published by: The Classical Association of the Middle West and South