Family

                  There is a scene in Aeneid where in Creusa asks Aeneas not to join the battle between the Greeks and just lead his family to safety has a bit of a similarity to the scene in Iliad and Odyssey. The scene in Iliad and Odyssey was when Andromache asks Hector not to join the battle and just think of what will happen to their family.

                The difference is that Aeneas agreed to Creusa and fled to safety. This does not show that he is a coward and did not care for his country but it showed that he cares enough for his family and will do anything so that they would be safe. Hector did the opposite of this. Hector refused to leave and wanted to fight for his country. It may show courage and bravery but it looks as if he didn’t care that much for his family. 

Sacrifices

                The theme ultimate victory through a terrible loss is one of the main themes of the epic, The Aeneid. Since, Aeneas has sailed through lots of hardships before he attained his victory.

                One of the terrible losses that he had been was when his city, Troy, was destroyed during the Trojan War and his comrades didn’t even know where to go. As the leader of the Trojans, he had to find a way for his people to be in a much secure and safer place.

                Another one was when his wife died. Imagine going through a very tough journey without the person you love? Well, that would be dreadful.

                Another was when his father died. His father was one of those people who fully understand Aeneas and he gives lots of advices that Aeneas really needs at that time.

                But even if there were many sacrifices and hardships, he stuck to his goal and this had made him the victor. 

The Trojan War

                                             Actually, I never thought that the Greeks had a bad side. I always thought that the Trojans are the enemies and they were the ones who did something wrong. That was before I read the Aeneid. I have such a big respect for the Greek people. Maybe it was because I read about them first and I thought of the Trojans as somewhat bad, self-centered people thirsty of power.

                                When I was reading the Aeneid, I was actually surprised when I read that the Greeks were the ones who started the whole fight in the book.  I never thought of them as war freaks and people that wanted to be number one or something like that. The book got me very confused and I didn’t know what to believe in.  The Greek’s level of understanding is really very high and I admire their wisdom and they’re contributions to our society today. But since, they waged war against the Trojans with such a small matter. I started to doubt that they actually cared for the people that will get hurt and the families that will be broken.

                                I felt great sympathy and pity. The Trojans didn’t deserve this faith. They did it because of their care and sympathy to the people and their respect to the gods that they believe in.