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The Aeneid
The Aeneid is an epic poem written by Virgil in the 1st century BC. It tells the tale of Aeneas, a Trojan.
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What does the harpy tell Aeneas?
In retaliation for the attack, the harpy curses Aeneas, saying that he'll never find his new homeland until he eats his table. This later comes true when the Trojans use pieces of bread as a plate. Ascanius exclaims aloud that the curse is broken and that the land must be Italy because the Trojans just ate from their "tables".
The descent to Avernus is easy; black nights and days the door is clear of Dis; superasque degree of escape to the air, but he is recalled, this work, here it is too painful. It's in Latin I think.
What is one dangered encountered by both Jason and Aeneas?
Both Jason and Aeneas sail through the Strait of Messina(between Sicily and the Italian mainland) so they both have to slip between Scylla (a reef-nymph, who crushes boats which sail too close to the mainland) and Charybdis (a whirlpool spirit, who sinks boats which follow a course too close to Sicily).
What are the main themes in the Aeneid?
The major themes in the Aeneid center around myths concerning religion and nationalism.
He didn't really betray her.
She was always far more into him than he was into her, because Venus (Aphrodite) asked Cupid to take the guise of Aeneas' son and basically form an attachment between them, you will remember. So when they spent the night in that cave, she thought they were married, while he never really took it as seriously.
Later, when Jupiter (Zeus) sends down Mercury (Hermes) to tell Aeneas to go away and keep searching for his new land, Aeneas plans to leave without telling her (try searching for 'stoicism', and you will understand what was going through his head). She is understandably upset about this. They fight, he tells her they were never married, and he leaves.
She feels betrayed because she feels he is walking out on their marriage, their love.
How was virgil author of the Aeneid related to Caesar Augustus?
Virgil was not related by blood to Augustus. He is associated with Augustus by his work, the Aeneid. Augustus is the one who commissioned Virgil to write it.
Virgil was not related by blood to Augustus. He is associated with Augustus by his work, the Aeneid. Augustus is the one who commissioned Virgil to write it.
Virgil was not related by blood to Augustus. He is associated with Augustus by his work, the Aeneid. Augustus is the one who commissioned Virgil to write it.
Virgil was not related by blood to Augustus. He is associated with Augustus by his work, the Aeneid. Augustus is the one who commissioned Virgil to write it.
Virgil was not related by blood to Augustus. He is associated with Augustus by his work, the Aeneid. Augustus is the one who commissioned Virgil to write it.
Virgil was not related by blood to Augustus. He is associated with Augustus by his work, the Aeneid. Augustus is the one who commissioned Virgil to write it.
Virgil was not related by blood to Augustus. He is associated with Augustus by his work, the Aeneid. Augustus is the one who commissioned Virgil to write it.
Virgil was not related by blood to Augustus. He is associated with Augustus by his work, the Aeneid. Augustus is the one who commissioned Virgil to write it.
Virgil was not related by blood to Augustus. He is associated with Augustus by his work, the Aeneid. Augustus is the one who commissioned Virgil to write it.
In Greek mythology who was the swimmer of the Hellespont?
I believe his name was Leander but he wasn't the only one to do so because the British Lord Byron also swam across the Hellespont.
Who inspired the roman poet virgil to write the aenied?
Augustus commissioned Vergil to write the Aenied.
Who is the Roman author whose Aeneid is recognized as the Roman national epic?
Virgil- 670-19 BCE. Full name Publius Vergilius Maro.
Aeneas was never a god. He is the main character of Virgil's Aeneid, and one of the first ancestors of Romulus and Remus.
Aeneas' first wife was Creusa, with whom he had a son, Iulius (from which the Julian line got it's name). Creusa died as Aeneas was fleeing the city, and she predicted he would marry a foreign woman in the future. That woman was Lavinia, daughter of Latinus, king of the Latin people.
He did also have a year long affair with Dido, Queen of Carthage, but they never married. Before he could take vows with her, Mercury was sent to remind him of his mission from Jupiter.
any hero that also shows compassion
ex: Mother Theresa, Oprah
the whole vale.
c-diff central.
mop and pale, could have saved the vale.
Henrry Purcell
Who relieves Thebes of taxation by the Sphinx in 'Oedipus Rex'?
It is Oedipus who relieves Thebes of the Sphinx in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, the Sphinx imposes a riddle and a tax on all Thebes. She particularly likes to ask a riddle to which incoming and outgoing Thebans must respond upon pain of death. Thebans remain clueless and so the Sphinx gets to feed her limitless appetite for freshly killed Thebans.
Why does Sophocles introduce the fact of Antigone's engagement so late in 'Antigone'?
It is in order to emphasize her role as an individual against the entire state that Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.) introduces the fact of her engagement so late in "Antigone."
Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone's courage is emphasized in taking on the entire state apparatus in regard to one, illegal royal edict. The importance of her opinions is evidenced by focusing on her as alone instead of as part of a couple. The question of divine or royal power as the ultimate authority is highlighted and does not find itself blindsided or overshadowed by the passions and personalities inherent in dealing with a couple.
What was the relationship between Hector and Aeneas?
Aeneas is mentioned in the Iliad as some kind of company captain in the Trojan army; since Hector is the commander in chief of the Trojan forces, the relation between the two heroes must have been close.
In the Aeneid the ghost of Hector brings Aeneas the penates of Troy to carry to Italy.
The penates were the special gods who guarded a city - its soul. A city only truly died when its penates were destroyed or captured.
Since Aeneas carried Troy's penates to Italy, where they eventually became the penates of Rome, Rome was the reincarnation of Troy.
What was the importance of the proclamation Oedipus makes?
That it extends the scope of the punishment and that it removes all defenses is the importance of the proclamation that Oedipus makes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban King Oedipus adds to the original scope of the divinely defined punishment of the guilty in King Laius' murder. He extends the eligibility to all who know but do not share information and all who harbor or help the guilty in Laius' murder even if the latter is found to be within the royal household. The elaboration removes all hope of extenuating circumstances, leniency or pardon.
