Questions On Virgil s The Odyssey - 1009 Words

Week 6 Discussions Virgil 1) Who is Aeneas and where did he come from? - Aeneas is son of Anchises, the prince of Dardaria and Venus, goddess of beauty and love. Aeneas was a Trojan military leader during the Trojan War. Aeneas was also one of the lone survivors after the siege of Troy. After the fall of Troy, Aeneas is divinely lead to Carthage by Juno because she has a grudge against the Trojans. While in Carthage, queen Dido falls deeply in love with Aeneas. Jupiter afraid that Aeneas is abandoning his destiny sends Mercury to order Aeneas to leave Carthage and travel to Italy. Once he arrives in Italy he is visited by his father’s ghost which tells him he needs to travel to the Underworld. Aeneas ends up going to the Underworld to†¦show more content†¦See how Mars’s twin plumes stand on his crest, and his father marks him out for the world above with his own emblems? Behold, my son, under his command glorious Rome will match earth’s power and heaven’s will, and encircle seven hills with a single wall, happy in he r race of men†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (Virgil VI. 778-783) Romulus will become the first king of Rome. Romulus will end up setting the foundation and lineage for the upcoming Roman Republic. - Augustus Caesar: According to Kline’s translation, Virgil introduces Augustus Creaser in verse 791, â€Å"This is the man, this is him, whom you so often hear promised you, Augustus Caesar, son of the Deified, who will make a Golden Age again in the fields where Saturn once reigned, and extend the empire beyond the Libyans and the Indians†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (Virgil VI.791-795) Virgil in this passage introduces Augustus Caesar and tells us of his great expansion of territory during his reign. - Julius Caesar and Pompey: According to Kline, Virgil introduces two prominent players in the future construction of the Roman Empire in verse 826, â€Å"But those others, you can discern, shining in matching armour, souls in harmony now, while they are cloaked in darkness, ah, if they reach the light of the living, what civil war what battle and slaughter, they’ll cause, Julius Caesar, the father-in-law, down from the Alpine ramparts, from