CLA204H1 Lecture 9: 09 Aeneid
Document Summary
Cla204 civic myths and foundation legends ii: rome. Imperial expansion of rome spanning the mediterranean: social emphasis on traditions, family values, religion etc. Image of aeneas with father on his back, his son by his side, and his. Lares and penates in his hand; iconic to the romans: ghost of dead wife tells him to go as well. Aeneas, dido and others in carthage, etc: repeating the odyssey: encounter the blind cyclops, etc, arrival at carthage: city in northern africa near to italy. Juno and venus make a pact: eternal peace sealed with bonds of marriage. Fracturing of roman mythology away from greek: aeneid similar to odysseus, but interacts with, embodies different values, same heroic image, but with reformed central values, pietas over time, kleos, etc. Li(cid:448)(cid:455)"s adde(cid:374)du(cid:373): their adopti(cid:448)e (cid:373)other had (cid:271)ee(cid:374) (cid:272)alled (cid:862)she-(cid:449)olf(cid:863) for formerly being a prostitute, yielding the myth.
