![]() ![]() The epithets applied by Virgil are an example of an attitude different from that of Homer, for whilst Odysseus is poikilios ("wily"), Aeneas is described as pius ("pious"), which conveys a strong moral tone. Though he borrows many, Virgil gives Aeneas two epithets of his own, in the Aeneid: pater and pius. In imitation of the Iliad, Virgil borrows epithets of Homer, including: Anchisiades, magnanimum, magnus, heros, and bonus. ![]() However, there is no certainty regarding the origin of his name. As such, in the "natural order", the meaning of Aeneas' name combines Greek ennos ("dweller") with demas ("body"), which becomes ennaios or "in-dweller"-i.e. Later in the Medieval period there were writers who held that, because the Aeneid was written by a philosopher, it is meant to be read philosophically. It is a popular etymology for the name, apparently exploited by Homer in the Iliad. "terrible"), for the "terrible grief" ( αὶνóν ἄχος) he has caused her by being born a mortal who will age and die. Aineías is first introduced in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite when Aphrodite gives him his name from the adjective αὶνóν ![]() 510–480 BCE.Īeneas is the Romanization of the hero's original Greek name Αἰνείας ( Aineías). Coinage of Aenea, with portrait of Aeneas. ![]()
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