A comparison of The Aeneid and Metamorphoses
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…to let Caesar live, but the other gods intervene and tell her that it is his fate to die (p 355 - 356). Caesar does indeed die, but he is turned into a god upon his death. This glorifies is heir Augustus because he now is the son of a god. Ovid is trying to impress Augustus with flattering words, and by involving so many gods in his stories he is almost making Augustus a living god.
…to let Caesar live, but the other gods intervene and tell her that it is his fate to die (p 355 - 356). Caesar does indeed die, but he is turned into a god upon his death. This glorifies is heir Augustus because he now is the son of a god. Ovid is trying to impress Augustus with flattering words, and by involving so many gods in his stories he is almost making Augustus a living god.
