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Aeneas in the Underworld: Comparing to Odysseus

Explore the journey of Aeneas in the Underworld in Virgil's Aeneid and compare it with Odysseus' journey in Homer's Odyssey. Discuss paintings representing the Underworld and its emotions, and discover connections to Virgil's portrayal.

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Aeneas in the Underworld: Comparing to Odysseus

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  1. January 10, 2012Freshman HumanitiesMr. Cabat Aim: “This is the land of shadows:” The Aeneid: Aeneas in the Underworld

  2. DO NOW Quick Review Go to jhcabat.wordpress.com, review the presentation that the group did on Odysseus in the Underworld (Book XI of The Odyssey) and jot down a couple of talking points on how this story compares with Aeneas’ journey.

  3. ***SCHEDULE NOTES*** • 1/12 – Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Day 1 • 1/13 – Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Day 2 (Mockingbird outlines due) • 1/17 and 1/18 – Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations • 1/19 and 1/20 – In-class seminar on To Kill a Mockingbird and the Hero Myth

  4. Homework Due Tomorrow Read the excerpt from Ovid’s Metamorphoses that will be posted on Mr. Reiff’s website this afternoon, and create a HW journal.

  5. Images of the Underworld On Monday, we approached Virgil’s Aeneid through the use of classical music. Today, our gateway into the poem is through painting. Directions: Split into the same six groups as yesterday Go to www.mrcabat.com and click on the link to your group’s painting Be prepared to speak about the following: • What is the “structure” of the Underworld in your painting? • How does your painter portray the emotions of the inhabitants of the Underworld? • What feature of the painting strikes you as the most powerful? • What connection(s), if any, are there to the way Virgil portrays the Underworld?

  6. Painting #1: Odysseus in the Underworld (Artist Unknown)

  7. Painting #2: Deities of the Underworld (Jan Breughel)

  8. Painting #3: An Illustrated Map of Dante’s Inferno (Artist Unknown)

  9. Painting #4: The Last Judgment by Michelangelo

  10. Painting #5: Vision of Hell by Salvador Dali

  11. Painting #6: Unattributed Illustration of Nirvana

  12. Visions of Hades Odyssey/Aeneid: Similarities Odyssey/Aeneid: Differences

  13. Flash-forward about 1300 years… • …to the brilliant exiled Florentine poet Dante Alighieri, who creates The Divine Comedy, his epic trilogy about his trip through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio) and Heaven (Paradiso) • And just as Virgil looked to Homer for inspiration, you’ll never guess who Dante chooses to be his guide through the afterlife…

  14. Homework • None for Tomorrow

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