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Aeneid Flashcards

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Aeneas

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trojan hero , prophesied to land in Italy

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Amata

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queen of Latium
driven mad by allectos intervention

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Anchises

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father of Aeneas
met in Troy and underworld

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queen of Latium
driven mad by allectos intervention

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Amata

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father of Aeneas
met in Troy and leads Aeneas through the underworld

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Anchises

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Anna

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Sister of Dido
helps to build pyre
helps with didos obsession with Aeneas

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Ascanius (Iulus)

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son of Aeneas
founder of Albalonga
uses Iulus when he is seen as becoming a man
Allecto makes his arrow hit a deer

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Sister of Dido
helps to build pyre
helps with didos obsession with Aeneas

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Anna

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son of Aeneas
founder of Albalonga
uses Iulus when he is seen as becoming a man

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Ascanius / Iulus

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Camilla

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leader of Volscians. - warrior maidens
side of Turns , feared on the battle field
resembles Amazon Warrior

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Charon

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ferryman of the Underworld

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Leader of Volscians. - warrior Maidens
side of Turns , feared on the battle field
resembles Amazon Warrior

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Camilla

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Ferryman of the Underworld

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Charon

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Cruesa

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wife of Aeneas
dies in fall of troy
tells Aeneas to carry on and leave to find another wife

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Dido

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Queen of Carthage
kills herself after going mad with love

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wife of Aeneas
dies in fall of troy
tells Aeneas to carry on and leave to find another wife

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Cruesa

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Queen of Carthage
kills herself after going mad with love

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Dido

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Drances

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Latin Envoy
tells turnus he must fight Aeneas in single combat
desires end of war

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Turnus

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Ruler of the Ratulians
Lavinas main suitor
wages war against the Trojans - inspired by Allecto

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Latin Envoy
tells turnus he must fight Aeneas in single combat
desires end of war

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Drances

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Ruler of the Ratulians
Lavinas main suitor
wages war against the Trojans - inspired by Allecto

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Turnus

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Sinon

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Greek soldier who persuades the Trojans to take in the Trojan horse

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Latinus

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King of Latium
fears his wife Amata
lets Aeneas live on his land and offers his daughter in marriage after a proephcy

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King of Latins
fears his wife Amata
lets Aeneas live on his land and offers his daughter in marriage after a proephcy

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Latinus

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Greek soldier who persuades the Trojans to take in the Trojan horse

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Sinon

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Lavinia

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Daughter of Latinus
the object of latin - Trojan struggle
Prophesied to marry someone from overseas

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Evander

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king of Pallenteum - kingdom on future sight of Rome
enemy of the Latins , Supports Aeneas after knowing his Father , Anchises

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king of Pallenteum - kingdom on future sight of Rome
enemy of the Latins , Supports Aeneas after knowing his Father , Anchises

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Evander

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Daughter of Latinus
the object of latin - Trojan struggle

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Lavinia

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Pallas

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Son of Evander
father/son relationship with Aeneas
killed by Turnus on the battle field

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Achates

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trojan , friend of Aeneas

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Son of Evander
father/son relationship with Aeneas
killed by Turnus on the battle field

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Pallas

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trojan , friend of Aeneas

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Achates

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Juturna

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Turnus Sister
provoked by Juno to create full scale battle and stop the peace treaty by being disguised as an officer in book 12

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Juno

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Queen of the Gods
love of Carthage
hatred of Troy
attempts to slow Aeneas fate by any means

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Queen of the Gods
love of Carthage
hatred of Troy
attempts to slow Aeneas fate by any means

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Juno

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Turnus Sister
provoked by Juno to create full scale battle and stop the peace treaty by being disguised as an officer
Angers the soldiers to end the peace

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Venus

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mother of Aeneas
Goddess of love
helps and protects Aeneas

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Jupiter

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King of the Gods
directs destiny
controls the gods intervention

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Mercury

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messenger god
delivers message to Aeneas at Carthage to depart

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Neptune

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god of the sea
calms the storm created by Juno and Aeolus in the first book

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god of the sea
calms the storm created by Juno and Aeolus in the first book

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messenger god
delivers message to Aeneas at Carthage to depart

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King of the Gods
directs destiny
controls the gods intervention

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mother of Aeneas
Goddess of love
helps and protects Aeneas

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Aeolus

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god of wind
creates storm in book 1

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god of wind
creates storm in book 1

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Cupid

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God of Love
disguises himself as Ascanius making dido fall in love

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Allecto

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A fury told by Juno to cause Havoc in Latium
makes Amata angry
makes turnus angry
makes ascanius arrow kill a deer

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God of Love
disguises himself as Ascanius making dido fall in love

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fury told by Juno to cause Havoc in Latium
makes Amata angry
makes turnus angry
makes ascanius arrow kill a deer

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Vulcan

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God of fire and forge
husband of Venus
him and cyclops create Armour and weapon for Aeneas
a shield depicting future of Rome

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Tibernius

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River god of the River Tiber
travels Aeneas upriver to Pallenteum

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Pallenteum

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city of Evander and Pallas
future spot of Rome

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city of Evander and Pallas
future spot of Rome

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Pallenteum

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River god of the River Tiber
travels Aeneas upriver to Pallenteum

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Apollo

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God of sun
prayed to before firing a bow
tells Ascanius that his time in the battle is over

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Hector

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Greatest trojan warrior
comes to Aeneas in a dream telling him to flee Troy
Killed by Achilles

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Paris

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trojan prince
took Helen from Greece. , creating the Trojan war

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God of sun
prayed to before firing a bow
tells Ascanius that his time in the battle is over

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Greatest trojan warrior
comes to Aeneas in a dream telling him to flee Troy
Killed by Achilles

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trojan prince
took Helen from Greece. , creating the Trojan war

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Priam

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King of Troy
killed by Pyrrhus infront of Aeneas

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menelaus

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Greek king , wedded to Helen

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Pyrrhus

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son of Achilles
killed Priam and priams sons at sack of Troy

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Laocoon

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Priest of Troy who doesn’t want to accept the Trojan horse

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King of Troy
killed by Pyrrhus infront of Aeneas

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Greek king , wedded to Helen

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son of Achilles
killed Priam and priams sons at sack of Troy

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Priest of Troy who doesn’t want to accept the Trojan horse

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Sibyl of Cumea

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oracle of Apollo , guides Aeneas to the Underworld

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Mezentius

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Etruscan king
on Turnus side
Killed by Aeneas in Battle

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Lausus

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Son of Mezentius
Killed by Aeneas while defending his father

74
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Etruscan king
on Turnus side
Killed by Aeneas in Battle

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Son of Mezentius
Killed by Aeneas while defending his father

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oracle of Apollo , guides Aeneas to the Underworld

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Sibyl of Cumea

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Euryalus

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young Trojan
lover of Nisus
sent to find Aeneas but meets end in the woods after sucoming to greed and furor
Killed by Volcens

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Nisus

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trojan warrior
lover of Euryalus
sent to find Aeneas but meets end in the woods after sucoming to greed and furor
Killed by Volcens

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young Trojan
lover of Nisus
sent to find Aeneas but meets end in the woods after sucoming to greed and furor
Killed by Volcens

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trojan warrior
lover of Euryalus
sent to find Aeneas but meets end in the woods after sucoming to greed and furor
Killed by Volcens

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Volcens

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Latium solder
He and his men killed both Nisus and Euryalus

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Cybele

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Mother of the gods
when Aeneas ships made out of her forest she has a blessing put on to turn them into sea nymphs if attacked

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Remulus

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Latin captain killed by Ascanius in book 9

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Latin captain killed by Ascanius in book 9

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Mother of the gods
when Aeneas ships made out of her forest she has a blessing put on to turn them into sea nymphs if attacked

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Latium solder
He and his men killed both Nisus and Euryalus

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Diana

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goddess who hold Camilla high in favour
has Opis come down and Kill Arruns for Killing Camilla

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Arruns

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Tuscan who kills Camilla in Battle

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Opis

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Attendant of Diana , kills Arruns for killing Camilla

90
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goddess who hold Camilla high in favour
has Opis come down and Kill Arruns for Killing Camilla

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Attendant of Diana , kills Arruns for killing Camilla

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Tuscan who kills Camilla in Battle

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