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Anthós (1990-1996)
Volume 1 | Number 3 Article 5
6-1992
Homer in Virgil
Thomas Kerns
Portland State University
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HOMER IN VIRGIL
Thomas Kerns
fter studying Virgil's Aeneid one can
A surmise. that Virgil understood Homer's
epics, and that he wanted to incorporate both
The Odyssey and The Iliad within The Aeneid.
Although Virgil drew upon a large .array of
predecessors including Lucretious, Appolonious,
Homer, and Plato (to name a few), I believe that
the biggest influence was Homer. It can also be
said tha