to demonstrate the superiority of Roman culture. Thus‚ when Virgil wrote the first six books of the Aeneid‚ which follow the adventures of Aeneas as he strives to reach Italy‚ he modeled them after Homer’s Odyssey‚ but made changes that reflect the differing values between the Greeks and the Romans. Of these changes‚ one of the most striking is the difference in the descriptions of the Underworld that we see when Odysseus and Aeneas each visit the dead. As both of these descriptions occur at or near
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Midterm The Aeneid and The Odyssey The Odyssey by Homer and The Aeneid by Virgl are two epics that share many similarities. One similarity for certain is the issue on death. Everyone that dies goes to Hades good or bad and depending on the type of person you were‚ that will be the basis of determining ones’ everlasting punishment. In the Odyssey the Protagonist being Odysseus believes the after life is an unfilled life without any form of satisfaction or contentment. Odysseus understands that
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This is shown in both epics‚ The Odyssey by Homer and The Aeneid by Virgil. In the Odyssey Odysseus into the underworld and you get his count on the awfulness of Hades‚ and too Aeneas goes to the underworld and you see the different parts and find out the meaning of each section. Both texts have similarities and differences on the interpretations of the after lives of greeks. Throughout time Greeks have changed their understandings of
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portrayed by their characters couldn’t be more different. The Odyssey was composed for the wealthy of Homer’s time. The oral tradition was used to flatter any wealthy patron in attendance‚ but this did not interfere with the overall plot and message of the poem. The story itself is about a man and his journey home. Once he has reached Ithaca that is really the end of the story. There is no mention of greater glory after Odysseus‚ because the Odyssey focuses on the tangible and wonderful things in life such
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Not only is the way emotion is represented in contrast in these two epics‚ but the emotions used and emphasized are also different. The Aeneid is based upon the ideas of empathy and based around a character that represents love and piety while the Odyssey is based around a hero of battle and logic. This helps to symbolize the transition from a culture based around sound ideas of logic to a culture that becomes more open to human nature and its sympathies. The Roman culture was far more empathetic
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the first lines of the Iliad and Odyssey to announce the main themes of those poems‚ Virgil presents the two main themes of the Aeneid in the first line. What are these two central themes? In The Aeneid‚ Virgil’s first two lines "I sing of warfare and a man at war. / He came to Italy by destiny." Like with Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ Virgil’s central theme for The Aeneid is war‚ though in a vastly different light than that of Homer’s two epics. With Aeneid‚ the central character Aeneas fleas
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who go on perilous adventures to foreign lands and encounter many mythical beings along the way. These adventures usually teach a lesson or give insight as to the culture of the area and time period in which it was written. The Iliad‚ the Odyssey‚ and the Aeneid are all similar epics in their adventures and their lessons. Throughout the literary works of the ancient world there are many reoccurring motifs such as: the role of the gods‚ the role of suffering‚ and the roll of fate. The role of the
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The Iliad and the Odyssey are some of the best know books of antiquity‚ filled with the history and roots of the Greek people. Also belonging to this list of ancient texts is the Aeneid‚ the epic poem on the founding of Rome‚ and of the man who made it happen‚ a man who was seen and considered as the embodiment of Roman moral values. Because of this‚ the poem if suffused with many instances in which he is able to show the extent of his morality. It is through these examples that we catch glimpses
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and guile‚ or an epic can be internal—in which the hero faces more mental obstacles‚ needing to make smart decisions using thoughtfulness and wisdom. Homer’s The Odyssey and Virgil’s The Aeneid are both classic epics of the Ancient Mediterranean world sharing many similarities but also having many differences‚ one of which is The Odyssey is more of an external epic whereas The Aenied is more of an internal epic. Odysseus and
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earliest written depiction of the Greek underworld in the Odyssey. While his writings about the underworld are the first to be physically recorded‚ they represent a long history of oral stories that had been prevalent in Greek society for many years. The Greeks viewed death as simply another part of daily life; they prayed to the gods and performed ceremonies to ensure that the dead made it to the underworld for the rest of eternity. In Greek culture‚ the underworld was nothing more than a final resting
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