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Q: Who is Aeneas almost killed by in The Iliad?
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What are the similarities and differences between Achilles from Homer's Iliad and Aeneas from Virgil's The Aeneid Books?

The two heroes could hardly be more different.Achilles is obsessed with his personal glory. In the Iliad he quarrels with Agamemnon, and withdraws his army from the Greek force. Achilles doesn't care if the war is lost - his own needs and desires come before everything else.Aeneas spends the entire poem submitting to the will of the gods. (This is why Aeneas is always called pius 'pious'). Aeneas wants to stay with Dido and live happily ever after, but the will of the gods is that Rome needs to be founded. Aeneas has a job to do.During the fall of Troy Aeneas has the chance to kill Helen, and wants to. But he is warned not to by his mother Aphrodite (Venus). So Aeneas does what fate wants, not what he wants.


What did the gods tell Aeneas to do?

The Greek gods told Aeneas to leave the battle with his family. While running away his wife was captured and killed by persueing soldiers


How did hector of Trojan war die?

Hector was killed in single combat with Achilles according to the Iliad.


Who was the legendary queen of Carthage who fell in love with Aeneas and killed herself when he left in greek mythology?

Queen Dido


What strengths make Aeneas a leader?

The adjective that Vergil keeps applying to Aeneas is "pius." "Pius" is almost the same as our modern word "pious," but it means more than that. Virgil seems to be saying that Aeneas is so successful because he follows the will of the gods without question. (This is particularly true when Aeneas abandons the woman he loves - Dido - because he had a dream that reminded him that founding Rome is his destiny.) Aeneas always does exactly what the gods tell him to, no matter how wrong it may seem to him (or to us).

Related questions

What is neasae unscrambled?

The proper noun is Aeneas, a Trojan from the Iliad.


What is saneea unscrambled?

The anagram is a proper noun, Aeneas, a Trojan hero of the Iliad.


Who was not involved in killing Patroclus?

Patroclus (in the Iliad) was killed by Hector - who had mistaken him for Achilles (Patroclus had borrowed Achilles' armour). So if the question is: 'Who did not kill Patroclus?' the answer is: everybody except Hector (Aeneas, Troilus, Sarpedon, Calchas, Hecuba .....).


What book is Aeneas in?

Aeneas is the main character in Vergil's epic poem The Aeneid. But Aeneas also has important minor roles in Homer's Iliad, and in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida.(And too many other less important poems, plays, and stories to list them all).


Who was deserted by aeneas?

Aeneas deserted his lover, queen Dido to go off to battle. She was so upset that she killed herself.


Who becomes the leader of the Greek efforts after Paris is killed?

After Paris is killed Aeneas becomes the leader of the Trojans, who were not Greek, and is believed to have helped start Rome.


What are the similarities and differences between Achilles from Homer's Iliad and Aeneas from Virgil's The Aeneid Books?

The two heroes could hardly be more different.Achilles is obsessed with his personal glory. In the Iliad he quarrels with Agamemnon, and withdraws his army from the Greek force. Achilles doesn't care if the war is lost - his own needs and desires come before everything else.Aeneas spends the entire poem submitting to the will of the gods. (This is why Aeneas is always called pius 'pious'). Aeneas wants to stay with Dido and live happily ever after, but the will of the gods is that Rome needs to be founded. Aeneas has a job to do.During the fall of Troy Aeneas has the chance to kill Helen, and wants to. But he is warned not to by his mother Aphrodite (Venus). So Aeneas does what fate wants, not what he wants.


How was Paris slain?

In the Iliad, he was killed by an arrow shot by Philoctetes.


Does Paris die in The Iliad?

He was killed by an arrow shot by Philoctetes.


What did the gods tell Aeneas to do?

The Greek gods told Aeneas to leave the battle with his family. While running away his wife was captured and killed by persueing soldiers


Who is the main Trojan characters of the poetry The Iliad?

Hector - acting chief of the Trojan forces - is by far the most important Trojan in the Iliad. Hector's death marks the end of the poem, and the last line is: These were the funeral rites of Hector, tamer of horses. Other important Trojan characters in the Iliad include Aeneas, Paris, Priam, and Hecuba.


Why is Achilles filled with rage in The Iliad?

Hector has killed his best friend, Patroclus.