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examines the concept of heroes and heroism in Virgil’s “Aeneid” and Cervantes’ “Don
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sort of model from which others can create their own heroes. This is clearly the case with Virgils "Aeneid" which was obviously influenced by Homers Odyssey. With Cervantes "Don Quixote"
the influence appears to be more from the legendary chivalrous knights of the days of King Arthur. In both of these stories, however, there are elements of heroism that remain
true to the old tales, but also different in many ways. In the following paper we examine the two stories separately, discussing the heroes and the presence of heroism.
Aeneid As mentioned, Virgils "Aeneid" is often considered to be very similar to Homers Odyssey. In many ways people consider it to be a continuation of the Odyssey. This
is very true in many ways, but in other ways it also seems to be a story that provides us with a different type of hero, a hero who is
perhaps more human than Odysseus. Odysseus was always incredibly focused in terms of getting home. He was on a mission, so to speak, that took him twenty years. While he
may have faltered here and there, his vision and determination were incredibly strong and as such he stood as the one powerful hero of Homers tale. With Virgils tale
we have a man who is essentially being tossed with the tides. He is not nearly as determined or as confident as Odysseus. This is not to say that he
does not possess any determination, for he does. But, it is to say that he reflects more of the average individual in that he is not as focused, and often
remains unsure of where he is going or what he is doing. In all honesty, most of us would not be as powerfully determined as Odysseus was. In twenty years
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