... appears to have lost all hope in his destiny: 'A sudden chill went through Aeneas and his limbs grew weak. Groaning, he lifted his hands palms upward to the stars and cried...' From these first impressions, you would view both men as being incapable of leading men if they cannot even control their own emotions. However, this first impression is what allows their eventual successes to appear even greater. Aeneas is actively in charge of men from the very start of 'The Aeneid.' After Neptune causes the ferocious storm to subside, we see Aeneas and his fellow Trojans land on Libya. It is here that we get our first glimpse of Aeneas the leader as he immediately checks the sea for any lost men, and shoots down enough stags to feed his companions: '...he succeeded in stretching seven huge carcasses on the ground, one for each of the ships.' Odysseus on the other hand ...

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