The Aeneid
The term hero is often described as a man of exceptional quality, who wins admiration by noble deeds. Much of Roman and Greek literature often have a character in which they consider the “hero” of the story. In Virgil’s Aeneid, Aeneas is considered that person. Is Aneas label as a “hero” due to his own doing or did he receive that label due to divine intervention of the gods. Much of what makes Aeneas a “hero” was caused with the help of the gods but there are also several attributable personality traits that contribute to his title as a “hero”.Much of the help that Aeneas receives is from his mother Venus. Venus’ like most mothers is always trying to find a way to protect her son from dying or getting hurt. For example, in the beginning of Aeneas’ journey from Troy, Venus helped her son by preventing his death at sea. She accomplished this by begging Jupiter to protect Aeneas as he made his way to Italy and he complied. So Aeneas was saved from the face of death due to the divine intervention of his mother and not really due to a “heroic” act or quality. In Book V, another instance occurs where Venus helps and Aeneas and his crew by asking Neptune for safe passage for them over the ocean from their departure from
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Approximate Word count = 1018
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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