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    Pride In The Aeneid

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    book The Aeneid, the writer Virgil uses Greek mythology to add emphasis to and exaggerate the story of how Rome was founded during the time of Ceaser Augustus. The story mainly revolves around the protagonist, Aeneas. Aeneas is the son of the god Anchises the Trojan prince and Venus the goddess of love. He respects and cares deeply for his family. He has become a hero of his city for great things he has done throughout his life, but he didn’t start out so bold and strong. He is a mortal man not…

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    Unlike Telemachus, son of Odysseus, Brutus, son of Silvius, was not deprived of his father’s guidance. Notwithstanding the loss of Batea left a hole in Silvius’ life he was proud of his doughty son. Brutus was not only adept in learning the art of hurling spears, archery and swordsmanship, but he was a first-rate sailor as well. He often hunted with his father. Together they searched out game from hare to wild ibex and slew every wretched wolf they encountered. When not hunting they sailed…

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    I, Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, have the answer to the woes of men. You, Virgil, commissioned by Augustus Caesar, composed The Aeneid, describing the journey of pious Aeneas. Aeneas’ duty to his country, family, and the gods mark him as a symbol of Roman piety. The theme of mercy is also evident in The Aeneid and is linked to the concept of piety. Yet, the poem concludes with gloom and ambiguity in the eeriness of “death’s chill” (Fitzgerald 402). Though god-like Aeneas embodies the mold of…

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    Aphrodite: A Masterpiece of Love Aphrodite was the goddess of love, desire, and beauty. Known as Venus to the Romans, she also goes by many other names: Acidalia, Cytherea, Pandemos, and Cerigo (godchecker.com). She possessed a magical girdle that attracted people and filled their thoughts with desire. The goddess of love had many people worshiping her because they believed she would bring them love from the people were attracted to (talesbeyondbelief.com). The seductive nature of Aphrodite…

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    It translate as “the code of the elders” or “the custom of the ancestors” or even from the Latin mos—“morality.” In accordance, Aeneas showed devotion to his father, Anchises whom he carried to safety on his back while Troy burned. Metaphorically, this meant that Aeneas was the carrier of tradition, a man willing to shoulder the burdens of his ancestors and carry them forever. This is in part the explanation as to Romans’…

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    Can you imagine being so beautiful and alluring that you started a war between gods and a war between mortals all fighting and dying for you? Aphrodite is the greek god of beauty, lust, and pleasure and is said to be the perfect woman. She is beautiful in every way and her looks are known to seduce any man she wished to. Her perfection is both a blessing and a curse however, wars were fought and won over Aphrodite's love and she was eventually forced to be married just to put an end to the…

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    Mesopotamia Religion

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    conquest. The sculpture of Aeneas’ Flight from Troy is a further connection to the Romans. The sculpture is a depiction of Aeneas carrying his father on his back as they fled Troy after the Trojan. The image is also shown in Barocci’s painting, “Aeneas, Anchises & Ascanius Fleeing Tory” over a thousand years later and a statue showing a similar image was produced by the Eruscans in early 5C BCE. This story was one of the two popular creation stories of Rome, which was depicted in Virgil’s…

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    HIGH RENAISSANCE AND CLASSICISM According to the Oxford dictionary of Art, the art historical category of Renaissance embodies the concept of rebirth applied to an intellectual and artistic movement that begun in Italy in the 14th century and culminated there in the 16th century influencing meanwhile other parts of Europe in various ways. The term High Renaissance is instead applied to the brief period between 1500 and 1520 in which we can see the fulfillment of all the ideals the painters had…

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    powerful emotional state. Bernini was born in Naples in 1598 with his father being a sculptor. Bernini’s reputation was established by four masterpieces that he created that are all on display in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. They were the Aeneas, Anchises, Ascanius, The Rape of Proserpina, Apollo and Daphne, and David. He adapted the traditional greatness of Renaissance sculpture to the Baroque style for religious and historical sculpture. They are powerfully instilled with intense realism,…

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    Language, when used to manipulate, can solely cause war. Language can be used to manipulate others for the purpose of political change to the point of war. In Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, the power of language is represented by the use of strong language by characters to persuade others to follow them. Manipulation of the senators to kill Caesar and the manipulation of the plebeians, to the point of revolt leads to the unleashing of civil war. Cassius shows how figurative language…

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