On page 53, Chapter 1 of The Aeneid, there is a paragraph where Acestes is addressing his men after escaping from the fury of the wild winds Aeolus had set on them at Juno's request. In the paragraph, Acestes encourages his men to not give up yet, that they will reach their homeland if they keep faith. Instead of succumbing to his grief over his lost shipmates, he behaves as a leader would and stays strong for his crew. This specific passage stuck out to me because it reminded me so much of Odysseus when he was encouraging his men not to give in to the temptation to quit but encouraged them on. Aceste in true to his duty as a commander and puts the needsof his men before his own.
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This was something that stuck out to me as well! I like how you compared him to Odysseus and his awesome leadership qualities.
ReplyDeleteGood finding that in the text. This point gives Aeneas better standing as a leader than Odysseus.
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