Love and Duty toVoice of God(Odyssey, Aeneid,Todays society)

In Homer’s Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid, Hermes and Mercury portray similar conceptualizations of love as well as differing ideas regarding duty to the “Voice of God”. Both Homer and Virgil believe love and obsession are intertwined. Homer subscribes to the belief that although the gods always get their way, mortals can rebel. Virgil, on the other hand, feels people should immediately obey the gods. One may compare Homer and Virgil’s still popular …

…the will of the gods reigned supreme, she should have been convinced by Aeneas’ visit with Mercury. Had she lived today, it would be difficult to predict how she would react. If she were to believe in predestination, she most definitely would not be shocked. However, if she took a more liberal position and subscribed to belief in free will, she would have dropped Aeneas like a hot potato for not standing up for himself.