I had no previous knowledge of what The Aeneid was about or who Aeneas even was, but when reading the opening lines, I quickly realized that the relationship between Juno and Aeneas is VERY similar to the relationship between Poseidon and Odysseus. There will always be conflict between gods and humans, but I find the similarities between these two relationships to be interesting. Juno treats Carthage as if it were her child and the prophecy tells that the new Trojan race (Aeneas) will one day destroy it, so she makes his trip home incredibly difficult just as Poseidon made Odysseus return home difficult because he hurt his son. This very small observation probably holds no greater importance in the work, but I thought it was interesting.
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The Odyssey was my immediate thought to. I know the two are related in a way but its interesting how similar they are, especially when Virgil was trying to write something that would rival Homer's work.
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