Aneid themes book 2
Furor
Neoptolemus; murders Priam's son in front of his before killing Priam at the Ultor of Zeus
Deaths of the vunerable
Priam: Murdered by Neoptolemus at zeus' ultor
Fate and destiny
Aeneas: he realises through Venus that the war wasn't Helen's fault but it was a will of Fate and God -“the harsh will of the gods”
Aeneas: realises through Hector that he must flee and found Rome as fated
Aeneas: the shade of Creusa telling him to move on and to follow his fate
Homeric hero traits
Aeneas shows emotional suffering of what occurred in Troy
The founding of Roman society
Hector: encourages Aeneas to not inhibit from engaging in battle and to flee to found Rome
Venus: sets the path and guides Aeneas for him to found Rome
characteristics of Augustus
Aeneas leading the men heroically during a time of uncertainty and stress represents Augustus leading Rome in a time of war
Aeneas is fated by the gods to found Rome , Augustus is fated to bring the golden age according to him
Aeneas being the son of Venus has the continious support of her and thus the same would be true for Augusutus
Aeneas receiving divine intervention may be Homeric as it is not based on independence and autonomous hard work
influence of the Gods
Athenas: the Trojan Horse is a representation of her which encouraged the Trojans to bring the horse inside
Athena: 2 snakes sons of Laocoon and slither into Athena's temple (reinforcing the claim that the horse, which Laocoon threw a spear at, is sacred to her)
Roman hero traits
pietas: Aeneas' instinct is to fight as he sees his city getting sacked until he is interrupted by Hector's shade
Aeneas strategic: goes to a high tower and dislodges its top to fall down on the Greeks below,
Aeneas's father Anchises prefers to die in Troy
Familia
Pyrrhus avenges his father Achillies by killing Priam (zeus' ultor)
Ascanius's hair catches fire
Anchises prays to jupiter and a falling star lands on Mt ida