Aeneid Flashcards
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“A great pounding…
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… he took by land a sea at the hands of the heavenly gods.” (1)
2
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“Overwhelm their…
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… ships and sink them.” (1)
3
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Simile- waves are compared to …
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a “common mob” rioting (1)
4
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“He succeeded…
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… in stretching 7 huge carcasses on the ground, one for each of the ships.” (1)
5
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Venus- “Is this our…
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… reward for piety and obedience?” (1)
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A- “Your face…
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… is not the face of a mortal.” (1)
7
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V- “Go on from…
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… here to the Queen’s door.” (1)
8
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A “You are…
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… too cruel.” (1)
9
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Simile for workers in Carthage
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“They were like bees at the beginning of summer.” (1)
10
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“Queen Dido in…
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… all her beauty.” (1)
11
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Ilioneus refers to Aeneas as:
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“He had no equal for his piety and his care for justice.” (1)
12
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A. when cloud is lifted from him…
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“with head a shoulders of a god.” (1)
13
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“But a Father’s love…
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… allowed Aeneas’ mind no rest.” (1)
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“Dido, doomed to be…
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… the victim of a plague that was yet to come.” (1)
15
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Laocoon: “If divine fate, if…
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… the minds of the gods had not been set against us… Troy would still be standing.” (2)
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Priam accepting Sinon: “You…
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… will be one of us.” (2)
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Laocoon’s death, simile: “Like the…
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… bellowing of a wounded bull.” (2) Ironic HE’S the one now being sacrificed. He was doing the sacrificing before.
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Hector to A: “You…
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… must escape.” (2) (dream)
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A: “Suddenly it seemed…
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… the noble thing to die in arms.” (2)
20
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“Let us…
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… die.” (2)
21
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Pyrrhus=
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Neoptolimus. A Greek. Son of Achilles.
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Simile for Pyrrhus: “He was like…
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… a snake which had fed on poisonous herbs.” (sly/ravenous/tactile/violent.) (2)
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Polites’ death…
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… “He fell and vomited his life’s blood before their eyes.” (2)
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“This is not how Achilles…
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… treated his enemy Priam.” (2)
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Priam "A corpse...
... with no name." (2)
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Aeneas: "I longed in my anger...
... to avenge my country." (2)
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"Such a victory...
... wins no praise." (to kill a woman i.e. Helen) (2)
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"It is the gods...
... the cruelty of the gods." (2)
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"My first wish was...
... to find my Father." (2)
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"So anxious...
... was I." (2)
31
"Things do not happen...
... without the approval of the gods." (2)
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"Dido was on fire...
... with love." (4)
33
"This day was the...
... beginning of her death." (4)
34
Jupiter- Mercury: "Speak to the Trojan...
... leader who now linger in Tyrian Carthage without a thought for the cities granted him by the Fates." (4)
35
"You owe him...
... the land of Rome." (4)
36
"This warning, the command...
... from the gods, had struck him like a thunder bolt." (4)
37
"You traitor, did you...
... imagine you could do this and keep it a secret?" (4)
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"Pity my house...
... that is falling around me." (4)
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He struggles: "to fight...
... down the anguish in his heart." (4)
40
"My first concern...
... would be to tend the city of Troy." (4)
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"The wrong I am doing him...
... cheating him of his kingdom in Hesperia." (4)
42
"It is not by my...
... own will that I search for Italy." (4)
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"You are a...
... traitor." (4)
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"But Aeneas was...
... faithful to his duty." (4)
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Simile for Trojans getting ready to set sail out of Carthage:
"Pouring out of every part of the city like ants." (4)
46
Simile for the effect that Dido's words have on A:
Like a tree which is blowing in the wind, "But it holds on to the rocks with roots." (4)
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"Unhappy Dido...
... prayed for death." (4)
48
D's plan: "to set...
... me free from him." (double meaning) (4)
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D: "That monster...
... of wickedness." (4)
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D: "Let there be war...
... between the nations and between their sons forever."
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"Devout...
... Aeneas." (6)
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Sybil: "A second...
... Achilles is already born in Latium." (6)
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"I pray to be allowed...
... to go and look upon the face of my dear father." (6)
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"Aeneas knew they were...
... his mother's birds and he was glad." (6)
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Dido's ignoring A like a...
"block of flint." (6)
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"Learn to be...
... just and not slight the gods." (6)
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"I counted...
... the hours knowing you would come." (6)
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Anchises: "Your task, Roman... will...
... be to govern the people's of the world in your empire." (6)
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2 omens. book 7. 1) a new leader is coming 2) there is a great war to come
1) bees. "a could of bees, buzzing loudly." 2) Lavinia's hair. "the princess's hair was blazing."
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"The all-powerful Father...
... thundered clear three times from the heights of the sky" (7)
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"This Aeneas is the...
... man the Fates demand." (7)
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Juno (7): "They must think...
... my powers are exhausted and discredited."
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(Amata) "A horror driving her...
... to frenzy and bringing down her whole house in ruin." (7)
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(Amata) "Like a...
... spinning top." (7)
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(Turnus) "The lust...
... for battle raged within him." (7)
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"Turnus was filling...
... the hearts of the Rutulians with boldness." (7)
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(Juno) "There is enough...
... terror and lying." (7)
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Simile: "King Latinus who stood...
... unmoved like a rock in the ocean." (7)
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Turnus= "Fairest....
... of them all." (7)
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A to Evander: "I should...
... come to you as a suppliant." (8)
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Evander: "Come into my...
... poor home." (8)
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Vulcan: "Armour has to...
... be made for a brave hero." (8)
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Thunder and trumpets in book 8: "This is...
... heaven asking for me." (8)
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Evander about Pallas: "O my dear...
... son, my only source of joy." (8)
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Aeneas: "He was like...
... the morning star." (8)
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Zeus: "I had forbidden...
... Italy to clash with the Trojans." (10)
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Z: "Let each man...
... face his own fortune." (10)
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Ascanius in the fighting: "He was like...
... a gem sparkling in its gold setting." (10)
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"Duty allowed...
... no rest for the limbs of Aeneas." (10)
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"On the head...
... of Aeneas there blazed a tongue of fire." (10)
81
"But the bold...
... confidence of Turnus never wavered." (10)
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Trojans and Latins facing each other simile: "Like...
... opposing winds." (10)
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Turnus killing Pallas: "I wish...
... his Father were here to see it." (10)
84
Turnus (after chasing the apparition of A. away from the battle): "If only the...
... earth could open deep enough to swallow me." (10)
85
Mezentius: "My trophy...
... over Aeneas will be my own son!" (10)
86
Aeneas before killing Lausus simile: "Just as when...
... the clouds descend in a sudden storm of hail." (10)
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Aeneas after L's death: "He groaned...
... from his heart in pity." (10)
88
M after L's death: "fouling his...
... grey hair with dust." (10)
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M to A: "You are...
... my bitter enemy." (10)
90
Latinus' words: "These words...
... had no effect on Turnus." (12)
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Lavinia's reaction, simile: "As when Indian...
... ivory has been stained with blood-red dye." (12)
92
(Turnus) "He is confronting...
... a destiny to which he is not equal." (12)
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"Father Aeneas...
... the founder of the Roman race, with his divine armour blazing and his shield like a star." (12)
94
"I shall not order...
... Italians to obey Trojans." (12)
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Turnus= "Downcast...
... eyes." (12)
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"unhelmetmed, stretched...
... out his weaponless right hand." (12)
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"From me, my son...
... you can learn hard toil." (12)
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A. coming back to battle simile, like when: "a cloud...
... blots out the sun." (12)
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Juturna- like: "a...
... black swallow." (12)
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A= "roused...
... himself to savage slaughter." (12)
101
Way Trojans push into city: "Just as when...
... a shepard tracks some bees to their home." (12)
102
Turnus: "Just as a boulder...
... comes crashing down from the top of a mountain." (12)
103
"Just as when two enemy bulls...
... bring their horns to bear and charge into battle." (12)
104
A: "Like a...
... hunting dog." (12)
105
"What they were competing...
... for was the lifeblood of Turnus." (12)
106
"You are fierce, Aeneas...
... but wild words do not frighten me." (12)
107
A throwing his final spear: "Like a...
... dark whirlwind it flew." (12) (carrying death and destruction with it, simile and metaphor)
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"Burning with a mad...
... passion and terrible in his wrath." (12)
