Compare and Contrast Achilles and Odysseus. correct answers (1) Great Warrior VS Clever Trickster
(2) Achilles strives for glory in the moment VS Odysseus endures hardship for the homecoming
(3) Achilles wins glory in the public sphere VS Odysseus' truest glory in the private sphere
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Compare and Contrast Achilles and Odysseus. correct answers (1) Great Warrior VS Clever
Trickster
(2) Achilles strives for glory in the moment VS Odysseus endures hardship for the homecoming
(3) Achilles wins glory in the public sphere VS Odysseus' truest glory in the private sphere
Compare and Contrast Penelope and Clytemnestra. correct answers They are the wives of
Odysseus and Agamemnon respectively. Clytemnestra has yielded to desire and so subverts the
home; Agamemnon is destroyed. Penelope shares the virtues of her husband: smart, patience and
honor.
What is Aeneid? correct answers Aeneid is an epic poem. It is homeric in inspiration but
nationalistic in tone. It was written by Virgil.
What is the difference between Virgil's Aeneid and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey? correct answers
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey are about the greatest questions for an individual while Virgil's
Aeneid is about the greatest questions for his whole nation.
When did Virgil started working on Aeneid? correct answers Virgil began working on the
Aeneid when Caesar Augustus effectively ended the Republican period and began designing a
new system of government in which he rules as an emperor.
What is Aeneid about? correct answers It is about Aeneas, who survived the Trojan War. He
wandered the mediterranean and then settled in Italy to found the roman race. So, Aeneas started
out as a Trojan and had to become a Roman.
What is book 6 of the Aeneid about? correct answers In the book, Aeneas has to go to the
underworld to found the Roman race in Italy. He has to learn from his father Anchises how to
succeed.
What did Anchises show Aeneas once he reached the underworld? correct answers Anchises
showed Aeneid the lineup of the future souls of great Romans, all of whom are dependent on
Aeneas' success of his mission.
Who was in the soul lineup? correct answers Caesar Augustus was one of the souls.
What is Caesar Augustus described as? correct answers He was described as "of whom so often
you have heard the promise" that he "shall bring again an Age of Gold to Latium."
What is the chief theme of the poem? correct answers The chief theme of the poem is the
struggle required to found the Roman race.
What is the source of the struggle? correct answers The source of the struggle is Juno, who hates
Trojans and loves Carthage. So, Juno hates Aeneas and the Roman race he begets.
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