Gods and Stars Many people believe that there is no such thing as an original thought. This idea stretches as far as literature, claiming that every story has already been told. While this may not be entirely true, there are many novels that seem to have very similar plot lines. Homer’s “The Iliad,” and Virgil’s “The Aeneid,” seem to have plot lines that nearly mirror each other in several circumstances. In several scenes, there are frequent instances where the two novels appear identical.
The two ancient novels of “The Iliad” (blah) and “The Aeneid” (blah) have many similarities throughout the plots of the stories. One resemblance is the involvement of the gods towards the protagonist. In Homer’s “The Iliad,” Achilles, who is the protagonist, …show more content…
One of the most dramatic differences is the goal of the protagonist. In “The Iliad,” Achilles fights in the trojan war. When he eventually joins the battle, his goal is to destroy the trojans by any means necessary. “But now not a single Trojan flees his death, / not one the gods hand over to me before your gates, / none of all the Trojans, sons of Priam least of all!”(Il. 21.17-19) In contrast, in “The Aeneid,” Aeneas’ intentions are not to destroy a civilization, but to begin a new one. His journey is to find a new land to settle, and to rebuild Troy, which would eventually become Rome. Another major difference is the amount of involvement of the gods. In “The Iliad,” when Zeus declares that other gods are not to be involved in the Trojan war, it was a decree to stop all the gods from getting involved. Before his command, many gods, including Artemis, Apollo, and Hera were all lending a helping hand in the war. However, in “The Aeneid,” only one god had truly become involved with Aeneid, and that was Juno. Juno held a grudge on the Trojans because of the Judgement of Paris, and took vengeance on Aeneas at every opportunity. She attempted to delay the fate of Aeneas’ new land, which caused Jupiter to get involved and decree that no longer ould gods get involved in the human
The two ancient novels of “The Iliad” (blah) and “The Aeneid” (blah) have many similarities throughout the plots of the stories. One resemblance is the involvement of the gods towards the protagonist. In Homer’s “The Iliad,” Achilles, who is the protagonist, …show more content…
One of the most dramatic differences is the goal of the protagonist. In “The Iliad,” Achilles fights in the trojan war. When he eventually joins the battle, his goal is to destroy the trojans by any means necessary. “But now not a single Trojan flees his death, / not one the gods hand over to me before your gates, / none of all the Trojans, sons of Priam least of all!”(Il. 21.17-19) In contrast, in “The Aeneid,” Aeneas’ intentions are not to destroy a civilization, but to begin a new one. His journey is to find a new land to settle, and to rebuild Troy, which would eventually become Rome. Another major difference is the amount of involvement of the gods. In “The Iliad,” when Zeus declares that other gods are not to be involved in the Trojan war, it was a decree to stop all the gods from getting involved. Before his command, many gods, including Artemis, Apollo, and Hera were all lending a helping hand in the war. However, in “The Aeneid,” only one god had truly become involved with Aeneid, and that was Juno. Juno held a grudge on the Trojans because of the Judgement of Paris, and took vengeance on Aeneas at every opportunity. She attempted to delay the fate of Aeneas’ new land, which caused Jupiter to get involved and decree that no longer ould gods get involved in the human