As one who is new to the works of Greek and Roman mythology, this switch over from Greek literature to Roman literature unsurprisingly caught me off guard. However, it does interest me as I take in the gods of the Romans observing the many similarities to the gods of the Greeks. You can imagine my further excitement as I made the connection of Ulysses as Odysseus and his encounter with the Cyclops and essentially recognized The Aeined as the Trojan side of the Greek story in The Odyssey, as well as the similarity between the Odysseus' story telling and Aeneas' storytelling. The many likenesses between Greek and Roman literature help me to better understand even the history that backs the polytheistic religion and dissonance between Greekness and Romeness.
I commented on Travis' and Francesca's.
I very much enjoyed the connections as well! With what we've learned from the gods, I feel as though we will find many similarities in the power-seeking (and somewhat power-abusing) personalities of the gods.
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