Aeneas - hero or not [QUOTES] Flashcards
Aeneas as a mortal
“Great too were his…”
“Great too were his sufferings in war”
He is a mortal and therefore experiences the suffering of man - foreshadows the fighting etc
“A man famous for…
“A man famous for his piety”
he is dutiful; honours the gods and his ancestors. He is set up as a model for Romans to follow (still a flawed guy) + arguably mirroring Augustus.
Aeneas in the book 1 storm
“A sudden chill…
“A sudden chill went through Aeneas and his limbs grew weak” - first time we see Aeneas he is scared and weak - relatable start - his start is intrinsic to his life as well as the foundation of Rome: a great struggle.
Aeneas, in the storm, wishes he had dies at war so he wouldn’t have to face this
“Those whose fate…
“Those whose fate it was to die… were many, many more times fortunate than I”
“Aeneas, who loved his…
“Aeneas, who loved his men” mourns the loss of fellow Trojans = care for his men
The trojan men describe their leader Aeneas in book 1
“He had no equal for…
“He had no equal for his piety and his care for justice, and no equal in the field of battle”
