Virgil’s school and education was all based on Christian religion and culture (McGuire). This caused Virgil to become accustomed to writing, utilizing the Christian writing style. Also, his education caused him to find out that in all religion has some kind of narrative structure. For example, in Christianity, there is the Bible and in Islam, there is the Qur’an. In the Aeneid, Virgil has the main character follow God through his journey and reduce his own self and jealousy, which is following one of the ten commandments (Franke, War). Virgil uses the description prophet, to describe himself in many of his poems. The religious term prophet is defined as a messenger of God. Thomas Greens describes Virgil’s works as “Virgil’s gods,
Virgil’s school and education was all based on Christian religion and culture (McGuire). This caused Virgil to become accustomed to writing, utilizing the Christian writing style. Also, his education caused him to find out that in all religion has some kind of narrative structure. For example, in Christianity, there is the Bible and in Islam, there is the Qur’an. In the Aeneid, Virgil has the main character follow God through his journey and reduce his own self and jealousy, which is following one of the ten commandments (Franke, War). Virgil uses the description prophet, to describe himself in many of his poems. The religious term prophet is defined as a messenger of God. Thomas Greens describes Virgil’s works as “Virgil’s gods,