Also, the information each hero receives is different. Odysseus learns from Tiresias that he will return home but "will find a world of sorrow at home" (11.132). Tiresias tells Odysseus about the obstacles that will come his way on the way home and how to overcome them. Furthermore, he is told how to get rid of the curse cast by Poseidon. Although Aeneas is also told of the future by his father and "of the glory in the years to come, of the wars he must fight, [and] how he might avoid or endure all future toils," (6.1207-1210) the type of information contrasts with the information given to Odysseus because Aeneas receives information regarding the rise of Rome and how he will achieve his goal, while Odysseus receives information that will exclusively suit him. Aeneas also learns about the journeys and purging that a person's soul goes through after death before being reincarnated. Anchises explains that when a body dies, «not all the scourges of the body pass from the poor souls», (6.990), so all «submit themselves to the discipline of punishments and pay in penance for ancient sins: [they suffer] each their own shadow" (6.994-999). This emphasizes the justice system of Virgil's Underworld because every soul receives the punishment it deserves. Additionally, the information each hero receives from the spirits of the Underworld helps show the difference in beliefs between the Greeks and Romans. The Greeks believed that everyone ended up in the same place regardless of what life they lived, as demonstrated when "brides and unmarried youths, old men and girls, and great armies of the dead in battle and men of war" (11:43-46) floated out of the trench all at once. There is no order involved, whereas in the Aeneid each of the spirits Aeneas encounters is... in the center of the card... or as a prize to the greatest and strongest warrior and Odysseus wins. Achilles' armor symbolizes great honor and respect, so Ajax is jealous and "burning with anger" (11.621) towards Odysseus for winning because he was "the greatest in construction [and] works of war", (11.629) and is upset that his glory has been stripped away by someone weaker. However, in the Aeneid, Dido kills herself because Aeneas "left [her] land" when she loved him and therefore is angry with him and refuses to speak to Aeneas when he calls her but instead "answers wildly" (6.629) towards him. This helps convey the difference in values because in Homer's Underworld, Ajax is angry at having lost glory for himself, showing that the Greeks believed in individuality and the glory of the individual, while in Virgil's Underworld, Dido is upset by the fact that the love he had for Aeneas was not returned, transmitting devotion to love.
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