The Odyyses, Gilgamesh, The Aeneid

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27 July 2009

The Odyssey , Gilgamesh , the Aeneid

The Odyssey , Gilgamesh , the Aeneid : fate , love , and human wit

It is difficult not to agree to the fact that the writings of the past clarify and improve our vision of the world . Moreover , it is due to literature that we can create and explain our perceptions with regard to other people , the world around us , as well as the quality of interrelationships between people and the world . In this context , the three works

read in this semester have taught me the three essential things : first of all , and to a large extent , our lives are being governed by fate second , love often serves the major driver and motivator in everything we do or strive to accomplish and third , only through wit and wisdom is a man able to control and redirect his fate in a way that makes him the ruler and the master of his life

Objectively , each of the three themes finds its reflection in all works we have read and studied this semester , the theme of fate seems extremely important for our understanding of the world we share . The first time we realize the importance of something supernatural that governs our decisions and re-directs events is when Aeneas has but to flee from Troy conquered by Greeks here , neither Aeneas 's military experience , nor his wit and wisdom could have predicted Greeks ' success in occupying Troy , and it is obviously fate...