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        <title><![CDATA[Vergil (that is a more accurate spelling of the name) was part of the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Vergil (that is a more accurate spelling of the name) was part of the Augustan age. So, his influences must have been those religions and philosophies of his day. So, the question is what was around?
First, we should probably say that Vergil got a lot of his material from the epics of the past, namely, Homer. The very first words of his epic show this. I sing of arms and a man. The arms = Iliad, Trojan War. Man = Odysseus. So, the religion of...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great question. Some might say so, but like all great poets, Vergil...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Great question. Some might say so, but like all great poets, Vergil (Horace, Ovid, and others) does not outrightly praise a particular person. There is enough ambiguity in Vergil that one can take Vergil in different ways. For example, does Aeneas come off as heroic with his relationship with Dido? It is complex. Also, I would say that Vergil is such a masterful poet that often times the question that we ask about him actually reveal more...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:56:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This is the first line of the aeneid. It was written by Vergil during...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This is the first line of the aeneid. It was written by Vergil during the reign of Augustus. This is probably the most well-known epic in Latin literature. It is written in dactylic hexameter and the whole sentence is:
arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam fato profugus Laviniaque venit litora - multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum, saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram, multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:49:30 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In what ways does the Illiad relate to The Aeneid?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In what ways does the Illiad relate to The Aeneid?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 15:06:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the simplest definition, Roman Mandates were instruments of Roman...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/aeneid/q-and-a/what-romanmandates-110661</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In the simplest definition, Roman Mandates were instruments of Roman Law. They were either civil codes arranged between individuals or they were decrees sent from an Emperor to the governors or other leaders. The first class of mandate requires explanation whereas the second, a decree from a ruling government, is a more familiar construct for most.
A mandate of the first class was a legal contract between two people who agreed that one of the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:29:27 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are the Roman Mandates in The Aeneid?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What are the Roman Mandates in The Aeneid?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:19:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Compare the hunt that ends with Dido and Aeneas  consummating their...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/aeneid/q-and-a/compare-hunt-that-ends-with-dido-aeneas-107817</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Compare the hunt that ends with Dido and Aeneas  consummating their passion with...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:06:36 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Vergil's "Aeneid," as well as in Homer's "Illiad" and his "Odyssey"...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/aeneid/q-and-a/how-does-behavior-gods-reflect-human-qualities-103891</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In Vergil's "Aeneid," as well as in Homer's "Illiad" and his "Odyssey" and in the great Greek tragedies by Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles, the gods are, at best "superhuman." They have powers far surpassing human powers, but they also exemplify all the weaknesses seen in humans as well. Plus, they tend to "perfect" those weaknesses.
They are jealous, petty, cruel, possessive, irrational, demanding, quarrelsome - everything I don't want to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 14:00:25 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does the behavior of the gods reflect human qualities?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does the behavior of the gods reflect human qualities?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:29:05 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When Camilla is introduced near the end of Book VII, what figure from...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When Camilla is introduced near the end of Book VII, what figure from the wall painting in Juno's temple at Carthage is she similar to?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:46:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How might we account for the presentation of  Ulysses as villain?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How might we account for the presentation of  Ulysses as villain?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:03:27 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thank you for your response!]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/aeneid/q-and-a/what-seems-point-story-that-virgil-tells-about-78971</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Thank you for your response!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:02:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What seems to be the point of the story that Virgil tells about Laocoon?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What seems to be the point of the story that Virgil tells about Laocoon?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:27:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You could approach this from a number of angles. At its simplest the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You could approach this from a number of angles. At its simplest the episode heightens the drama of what is probably the most dramatic book in the Aeneid. It is a scene of great power and graphic imagery, very swift and chilling in its execution and extremely affecting, even for the modern reader. However, I have always viewed the episode from a psychological perspective. At this point the Trojans are experiencing very mixed emotions. They...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:15:36 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Unfortunately I gave away all my Virgil stuff just this week to somebody...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/aeneid/q-and-a/how-much-fatalism-appears-narrative-aeneas-what-53163</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Unfortunately I gave away all my Virgil stuff just this week to somebody who wants to revisit the Latin studies of his youth, so I can't offer you any lines for the second part of your question. On the general point, however, I would say that Aeneas's narrative is heavy with fatalism from beginning to end. He awakens from a dream - in which Hector is directing him to leave his doomed city of Troy and establish a new homeland for his people -...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:18:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the &quot;Aeneid&quot;, how much fatalism appears in the narrative of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the &quot;Aeneid&quot;, how much fatalism appears in the narrative of Aeneas? In what lines is it most clearly expressed?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:42:08 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[There are, of course, many literary devices employed in the epic.  ...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are, of course, many literary devices employed in the epic.   Here are a few to consider:Similies:  Similies compare two similar things, often using &quot;like&quot; or &quot;as&quot;.  The Trojans, coop'd within their walls so long,Unbar their gates, and issue in a throng,Like swarming bees, and with delight surveyThe camp deserted, where the Grecians lay:and, in reference to the troops, who wereDriv'n like a flock of doves along...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:54:06 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Here I will disagree with lit24. The most powerful deity in The Aeneid...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Here I will disagree with lit24. The most powerful deity in The Aeneid and in all Graeco-Roman mythology is Zeus (Jupiter or Jove) He controls heaven and earth with his nod and thunderbolt, and his authority is supreme, though as lit24 said he cannot alter destiny, at least this one point is controversial. Aeolus is a powerful god but he is not as powerful as Zeus since in the beginning he was a mere mortal. Yet, the most influencial deity...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:40:41 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I will try to answer your question. I am not really an expert in ancient...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I will try to answer your question. I am not really an expert in ancient theology but from my reading of The Aeneid, I sense a similarity between Virgil's view of his theology and that of Aristotle or Plato. Both philosophers were skeptical when it came to their polytheistic religion. The way Virgil depicts the gods in his epic is quite reminiscent of what Plato said about the gods: ravenous and too human to be gods. According to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:27:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In regards to The Aeneid, can you discover any possible influences on...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In regards to The Aeneid, can you discover any possible influences on Virgil's religious thought?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:15:49 PST</pubDate>
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