Aeneid 1-6 Flashcards
Aeneas
Trojan prince; destined to found a city that will become the greatest of all time
Anchises
Aeneas’ father
Ascanius
Aeneas’ son
Achates
Aeneas’ comrade and “best friend”
Dido
Phoenician fugitive; queen of Carthage; Aeneas’ love interest
Pygmalion
Dido’s brother; the wicked king of Tyre; killed Dido’s husband for his money
Sychaeus
Dido’s wealthy husband; killed by her brother
Muse
goddess whom Vergil invokes for inspiration in telling Aeneas’ story
Juno
queen of the gods; loves Carthage; hates the Trojans and Rome; interferes with Aeneas’ journey on many occasions
Venus
Aeneas’ mother; works against Juno to help her son
Jupiter
king of the gods; reassures Venus that Aeneas will reach Italy
Neptune
god of the sea; calms the storms created by Aeolus for Juno
Aeolus
king of the wind; Juno promised him a nymph for a wife if he releases the winds and created a storm to destroy Aeneas’ fleet
Cupid
Venus’ son and Aeneas’ half-brother; transformed himself into Aeneas’ son to cast a spell on Dido
Troy
Aeneas’ homeland; was destroyed by the Greeks
Tyre
Dido’s homeland
according to Vergil, there are three reasons for Juno’s anger towards Aeneas. What are they?
- the judgment of Paris
- Rome would one day be greater than her beloved Carthage
- the Trojan prince Ganymede was chosen as Jupiter’s cupbearer instead of her son
according to Venus’ story, Didio arrived in Carthage because she was fleeing her brother. what did her brother do?
killed her husband
What does her sister, Anna, advise Dido to do?
to not grieve her youth away alone
“ dear one, dearer than light to me your sister, would you waste away grieving your youth away alone never to know the joy of children all the gifts you love?”
Dido is described as being like what kind of wounded animal due to her love for Aeneas?
wounded doe (slow death)
Juno approaches which goddess to seek a partnership in joining together Aeneas and Dido. What does Juno propose they do to bring the pair together?
Venus
create a storm
Where and why are Dido and Aeneas stranded together alone?
a cave because there was a storm that Juno created
they make love in the cave
Why does Iarbas pray to Jove after he hears the rumor about Dido and Aeneas?
Jove is his father (god of vows)
Dido broke her vows
Which god seems to visit Aeneas in a dream while he sleeps aboard the ship, and what is the god’s message to Aeneas?
Mercury and to go and fulfill his destiny.
What does Aeneas look for in Cumae?
Sibyl the prophetess.
Who built the temple for Apollo?
Daedalus
What river must he cross to get into the underworld?
Styx
Who must he give the branch to?
Prosperina
What does Sibyl tell Aeneas that surprises him?
Someone in his fleet is dead so he has to bury them before he can go.
Why does Aeneas draw his sword?
He sees a bunch of monsters and doesn’t realize they’re just ghosts who can’t hurt him.
Who is the ferryman?
Charon
Why does the ferryman accept some and deny others?
Those he denies did not have a proper burial.
Who is the second person Aeneas speaks to in the underworld?
Dido
What does Anchises say about Augustus?
He will bring the golden age to Rome.
Why do souls drink from the river Lethe?
To reunite with their bodies after pergation.
Who killed Misenus?
Triton
What leads Aeneas to the golden bough?
Two doves.
Where do the wicked go?
Tartarus
Who does Aeneas hold Funeral games for in book 5
His father Anchises
