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To what extent do you think the gods and goddesses are shown in a caring and compassionate way in the Aeneid?
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To what extent do you think the gods and goddesses are shown in a caring andcompassionate way in the Aeneid?
Overall – I would argue the extent to which the gods are seen as caring and compassionate
depends on which relationships we look at different gods favour different mortals. Similarly,
some gods are shown to have less favour and thus their actions are more general towards
all mortals and we can see them acting in a similar way at all times.
Agree
- Book 1 – Venus is worried for Aeneas after he is shipwrecked (by storm of Juno)
(caring) – she goes to Jupiter – he tells her the prophecy of Aeneas – Ascanius will
found alba etc (he is compassionate as he is consoling venus)
- Venus comes to Aeneas disguised as a Spartan young huntress (compassionate) –
she directs him towards Carthage – allows him to continue his journey and find his
men
- Book 2 – Venus stops Aeneas’ furor (Stops him harming himself – caring) – she tells
him his vision is blinded and shows him the gods are responsible for fighting
- Book 8 – the tiber comes to Aeneas – tells him it is a sign to carry on with his journey
– tells him to sacrifice to Juno (compassionate as he understands Aeneas is lacking
motivation groaned at the thought of war
- Book 9 – Jupiter turns the Trojan ships into nymphs – stops the Italians setting fire to
them (Jupiter compassionate for his mother) – ships made of woods from her sacred
forest
- Book 10 – Juno appeals to Jupiter as his wife – she asks for him to take pity on his
wife – he allows her to slow Turnus’ fate but says it cannot be changed (slightly
compassionate within realms of his duty) Juno cares for Turnus and she weeps
thinking of his fate – she creates an appiration of Aeneas to take turnus away from
battle
- Book 10 – In the quarrel with the gods – Venus stands up for aeneas (says he is only
acting on fate) – she asks to take Ascanius out of the battle (maternal feelings)
- Book 12 – Juturna puts an omen in the sky of a hawk praying on a dove in the sky to
restart fighting – prevents a duel between turnus and aeneas (compassionate –
everyone saw turnus was much smaller) transforms into Turnus’ chariot driver
metiscus and leads him in circles away from aeneas (cares for his life) - however
Jupiter sends an omen of a sister of ??? to stop her – she goes into river and leaves
(again only acts on compassion to some extent – has boundaries she cannot
overstep)
Disagree
- Book 1 – Juno goes to Aeolus and asks him to create a storm – it shipwrecks the
Trojans – HOWEVER –she only does this as she cares for carthage and there is a
prophecy a new stock will overthrow it.
- Book 4 – Juno and venus plot to marry aeneas and dido – Venus saw through Junos
deception – not caring towards one another and do not care for what aeneas and
dido actually want (especially as the love for aeneas is superficial – juno got cupid to
put love into dido in book 1)
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