A review by arcyeus
The Aeneid by Virgil

3.0

After reading [b: Iliad|1371|The Iliad|Homer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1625333695l/1371._SX50_.jpg|3293141] and [b: Odyssey|1381|The Odyssey|Homer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390173285l/1381._SY75_.jpg|3356006], my personal favourite would be The Aeneid. Though Virgil attempts to imitate and emulate Homer, his combination of Illadic and Odyssean elements into 12 books removes the repetition of endless death and war in the Iliad and nostos in Odyssey. Homer also writes at a far remove of even his time while Virgil manages to sync mythology with the historical rise of Rome. Out of the books I loved Book 6 because of his presentation of the different realms of the Underworld such as Tartarus and Elysium. He also uses the concept of souls in Elysium waiting to be reincarnated to expound on the history of notable figures in Roman history.