Protagonist of the epic is Achilles. Major conflict of the poem is Agamemnon's demand for Achilles' war prize, the maiden Briseis, which wounds Achilles' pride; Achilles' consequent refusal to fight causes the Achaeans to suffer greatly in their battle against the Trojans. ... For all this, a goddess near to Jupiter favored them above all the men around them. ... Their goddess-mothers didn't want them harmed, and often they fragmented the rules of war to save their sons' lives or motivate the troops. ... In each case, one goddess would specifically seek the har...

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When she walks the town they murmur and gaze, as though she were a goddess. ... The beautiful Nausicaa is also hailed as a goddess. ... But there and all my days until I die may I invoke you as I would a goddess, princess, to whom I owe my life" (Homer p.307). Odysseus prays to her as he would a god and she is a mortal and no god-like power. ... Most of the descriptions given to the many women that Odysseus sees in the land of the dead merely describe their great beauty, the gods that conceived their children, and the greatness of these children. ...

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Aeneas From fits this description completely. ... Aeneas has high self-respect, the heavenly protection of his goddess mother, valor, and righteousness. ... Venus, the goddess of love and mother to Aeneas and Cupid, is one of these influences. ... Jupiter is also the only god in the story with the supreme power. ... Her power is exhibited in the first scene we are introduced to her. ...

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