“Homer’s The Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid as Propagandistic Literature” Propaganda is a powerful social tool that influences audiences through manipulation and selective viewpoints and has been witnessed in history as far back as written records exist. It has been used to sanction the rise of new leaders‚ herald a society and its dominance‚ and push ideological agendas to audiences of all backgrounds throughout civilizations. The methods that propaganda has been used are numerous and include both
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provides a moral guide to get into the kingdom of Heaven. The Aeneid was Virgil’s attempt to create an epic poem that drew elements from Homer’s poems‚ the Iliad and Odyssey‚ to increase the glory of Rome through an epic tale. Through the journey of Aeneas‚ the reader sees how Virgil tells the history of the Roman Empire through hero‚ grand quests‚ and supernatural journeys. In the epic‚ Virgil illustrates how a Roman should behave and what duties they ought to fulfill. Retributive justice becomes a
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The rise of Christian faith in Europe brought with it a revolution in the ideals of society very different than those prominent in earlier western civilizations. Among these new ideals is the concept of forgiveness being the proper course of action against an offense‚ as opposed to taking revenge. Blood feuds and the concept of vengeance were considered to be just responses in many earlier societies‚ and were a part of the heroic ideal present in the literature of the time. Through analysis of prominent
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The Rise of the Roman Empire started around 133-30 BCE. During this time‚ there were three triumvirs‚ Crassus Gaius Julius Caesar‚ and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. When Crassus died in Parthia‚ in 52 BCE‚ the Senate appointed Pompey as the sole consul of Rome. This broke the Republican rule where there should have been two consul’s not just one. Caesar refused to resigned his position that was ordered from the Senate and seen the moved as a unjust action to oust him from power. He refused to resigned
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Timeless Qualities As human beings‚ we have traits that are looked up to‚ no matter what time period‚ or culture. The qualities that make a hero may change a bit‚ but being willing to sacrifice yourself‚ having courage‚ and being able to overcome an immense challenge are traits that make a hero regardless of culture or time period. Bravery and courage are thought to be admirable traits to human beings‚ which is why they are hero traits. One hero that possesses this quality is Gilgamesh. When Gilgamesh
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and 19 BC‚ that tells the legendary story of Aeneas‚ a Trojan who travelled to Italy‚ where he became the ancestor of the Romans under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed”. (The longman anthology of world literature: Compact edition‚ 2008). “The hero Aeneas was already known to Greco-Roman legend and myth‚ having been a character in the Iliad‚ composed in the 8th century BC. Virgil took the disconnected tales of Aeneas ’ wanderings‚ his vague association with the
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Caesar’s extraordinary achievements (conquests of Britain‚ Egypt‚ Caucasus‚ North Africa and more) Caesar’s deeds imitated and surpassed by Octavian Augustus: Intergenerational competition in Roman aristocratic families Roman “myth-making:” Caesar‚ Aeneas‚ Romulus Rome’s imperial mission‚ divine mandate Dynastic politcs: legitimizing Augustus as Divi Filius (son of a god) Caesar recognizes his “son’s” (Augustus) deeds to be superior to his own Augustus‚ however‚ refuses to be set above his “father”
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Aeneas and Jones were both extremely dedicated to their goals. Aeneas continued to lead his people forward and toward their destinies despite many setbacks‚ such as the attack from the Trojan horse and the death of his wife. Jones was committed to finding The Ark despite the competitors and snakes‚ which he feared greatly‚ in his way. Though‚ despite this similar dedication‚ the two men had drastically different outlooks on their lots in life. Aeneas was reluctant to continue
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It is proposed to answer this question by looking at the foundation myths of Rome and the ways this was used to boost the Imperial power of Rome. Then to move on to the way Emperors used myth for their own ends‚ promoting themselves and trying to mould society‚ then ending with how myth was used by Romans in everyday living‚ before moving to a conclusion on the most important way myth was used. To begin with myths on the subject of the foundation of Rome and the ways in which they were used. The
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An immediate similarity between this book and the Odyssey is the journey that each main character embarks on. In this book‚ Aeneas travels to the afterlife for reasons similar to those of Odysseus’: he is seeking questions from someone who can only be found in the afterlife. Virgil‚ however‚ presents us with many more details about the underworld and all that it possesses. Aeneas’s
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