Editing Aeneas (section)

===Epithets===
In imitation of the ''Iliad'', [[Virgil]] borrows [[epithet]]s of Homer, including: Anchisiades, ''magnanimum'', ''magnus'', ''heros'', and ''bonus''. Though he borrows many, Virgil gives Aeneas two epithets of his own, in the ''[[Aeneid]]:'' ''pater'' and ''pius''. The epithets applied by Virgil are an example of an attitude different from that of Homer, for whilst Odysseus is {{Langx|grc|poikilios|label=none|italic=yes}} ("wily"), Aeneas is described as {{Langx|grc|pius|label=none|italic=yes}} ("pious"), which conveys a strong moral tone. The purpose of these epithets seems to enforce the notion of Aeneas' divine hand as father and founder of the Roman race, and their use seems circumstantial: when Aeneas is praying he refers to himself as ''pius'', and is referred to as such by the author only when the character is acting on behalf of the gods to fulfill his divine mission. Likewise, Aeneas is called ''pater'' when acting in the interest of his men.<ref>Parry, Milman (1971), ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=cbvyswUgSnEC&dq=aeneas%20epithets&pg=PA169 The Making of Homeric Verse: The Collected Papers of Milman Parry],'' edited by [[Adam Parry]]. p. 169</ref>