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    The Queen of Carthage

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    Publius Vergilus Maro (Octocber 15‚ 70 B.C- September 21‚ 19 B.C)‚ called Vergil‚ is known as the Rome’s greatest poet and the father of many famous nation epics. His work has a wide and deep influence on Western literature. One of the best inspirational masterpieces of Vergil is “The Aeneild”‚ with the main character is Aeneas‚ a hero Trojans. “The Aeneild” is considered as a splendid seminal epic from ancient Rome to the present. Throughout “The Aeneild”‚ Vergil successfully describes many different

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    Sirens In The Odyssey

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    A siren; part woman‚ part bird; a mythical creature who is one of many sea nymphs. Sirens can be portrayed differently as each author/artist creates a new profile for them in each of their pieces of art. Tone is created in the actions of the sirens in many different works like The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ Margaret Atwood’s “Siren Song‚” and John William Waterhouse’s Ulysses and The Sirens. Some could be similar to others or they could differ. The sirens in the epic poem‚ The Odyssey; Margaret Atwood’s

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    Comparing and Contrasting the Odyssey to O’ Brother Where Art Thou The Odyssey and O’ Brother Where Art Thou have many similarities and differences. The poem and the movie have different settings and time periods. The movie is more of a comedy‚ and the poem is more of a dramatic story of an epic hero on a long journey. The poem and movie have the same main stories‚ but some of the details are changed. The Odyssey and O’ Brother Where Art Thou compare and contrast because of the storylines

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    Latin theme

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    Aeneas’s main duty is to serve the gods by founding the Roman race. “As the sharp admonition and command from heaven had shaken him awake‚ he now burned only to be gone‚ to leave that land of the sweet life behind” (Fitzgerald‚ 105). This line shows how Aeneas yearns to leave the life he has in Carthage after the gods have told him to go to Italy. He leaves for Italy‚ as the gods told him to‚ against his will for he said‚ “So please‚ no more of these appeals that set us both afire. I sail for

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    Obstacles In The Odyssey

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    What were some interesting points that you got from the videos? I enjoyed watching the videos‚ and the ones that stood out to me were the After Religion‚ Astrophysics and Religion‚ What is Art for?‚ What is Literature for?‚ What is Philosophy for?‚ What is History for?‚ and The Value of Forgotten Ideas. I found it very interesting that in the After Religion video‚ the message was to show that the real challenge with religion is to learn from it so that we can live fulfilled lives by replacing the

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    Aeneas Hero

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    Aeneas‚ the Devoted Hero In Virgil’s Aenied‚ he illustrates the hero and central character‚ Aeneas‚ as a man who presents piety and duty. This human emotion piety‚ pietas in Latin‚ is duty towards family‚ country‚ and gods. Aeneas always fulfills his duty to his family‚ his fated city‚ and his gods. This piousness is what keeps him going through the grueling journeys and challenges‚ even when things are not going perfectly. Pietas is the characteristic that makes Aeneas stronger through

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    Dido And Aeneas Analysis

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    Mark Morris has captured the essence of this quote with his rendition of  Dido and Aeneas which was originally written by Henry Purcell in 1688. Mark’s version blessed the stage of the Sandler Center on May 13th 2017. Mark chose to simplify the piece by having Stephanie Blythe sing the roles of Dido and the evil sorceress. Twelve members of the Brooklyn-based Mark Morris Dance Group took on multiple characters in this tale of the Carthaginian monarch and her consuming love for the Trojan hero who

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    Dido In The Aeneid

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    In the selected passage from The Aeneid (lines 54-89) Dido was completely enthralled with the young and strapping Aeneas. Aeneas‚ however‚ must leave Carthage to establish his destiny elsewhere. Thus‚ Dido now distraught offers a sacrifice up to Ceres‚ Apollo‚ and Bacchus‚ but more importantly Juno because she is the god of marriage. After the sacrifice is made‚ Dido examines the entrails of the cow only to fall more in love with Aeneas. Virgil describes their love for each other as a silent wound

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    Juno In Aeneas Essay

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    The first intervention that Juno makes in Aeneas’ life is when she sends a storm to destroy his fleet of ships. He is trying to reach Italy‚ but she is determined for that not to happen. Juno approaches Aeolus‚ god of the winds‚ telling him the Trojans are “a race of people whom I hate”. She offers him Deiopea‚ the loveliest of her nymphs in marriage in return for him letting the winds loose on the Trojans. She says “swamp their ships‚ sink them‚ scatter them and pitch their bodies into the sea.”

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    Violin

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    ------------------------------------------------- Book VI Summary Roman‚ remember by your strength to rule . . . To spare the conquered‚ battle down the proud. (See Important Quotations Explained) At last‚ the Trojan fleet arrives on the shores of Italy. The ships drop anchor off the coast of Cumae‚ near modern-day Naples. Following his father’s instructions‚ Aeneas makes for the Temple of Apollo‚ where the Sibyl‚ a priestess‚ meets him. She commands him to make his request. Aeneas prays

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