me to his wife. He also wanted to make sure she had not cheated on him. Though neither of their primitive cultures had a great faithfulness, the Greek culture definitely had a stronger family life.Did Aeneas care for his wife? I’m sure he did somewhat, but look what he did to his wife after the Greeks came battling out of the Trojan Horse. He grabbed his father Anchises and ran out with his wife trailing. She ended up getting trampled to death. He left his wife for dead as he saved his old father.Love for his wife seemed nonexistent. In fact, that’s true with much of Roman culture: women have the same social status as slaves. In fact, many of the slaves are women.Even the way in which the battles were fought were representative of the cultures. Odysseus lost all of his ships and all of his crew as well. He had to fight hard, but eventually he pulled through.Aeneas’ battles did not come too difficult. Even though the Trojans lost the war, it didn’t seem like it was too bad of a defeat through Virgil’s writing. Again, the cultures reflect this difference. The Greeks worked hard and kept their small thriving country not only afloat but successful. They had their hardships, but they worked through them. The Romans had all the glory in the world. Even though they were battled down to the constraints of the Italian border, they still take great pride in their country. They don’t see it as a great loss, but as a great time to look back to. Aeneas and Odysseus may have differences, but all of them are representative of their cultures. Homer and Virgil may or may not have done this on purpose, but they have both shaped literature in doing so in amazing ways....
