Aeneid 3 Flashcards
Where was Aeneas’ first attempt to establish a city?
Thrace
Who appears to Aeneas in the form of a bleeding bush and advises him not to settle in Thrace?
Polydorus
In what form did Polydorus appear to Aeneas?
a bleeding bush
Why doesn’t Aeneas settle in Thrace?
Polydorus appears to Aeneas in the form of a bleeding bush and advises him not to settle there
Where did Aeneas and his men go after deciding not to settle in Thrace?
Delos
At Delos, who greets and welcomes Aeneas?
King Anius
Who does king Anius recognize?
Anchises
King Anius was a priest of what God?
Apollo
What does the oracle on Delos advise Aeneas?
to seek their ancient mother
What does aeneas interpret as their ancient mother?
crete
What was the name of the city that Aeneas began to build on Crete?
Pergamum
What happened to the trojans when they created Pergamum?
plague and famine fell upon them
Who tell Aeneas that the Trojans are not destined to settle in Crete but rather in
Italy?
The Penates
What do the Penates tell Aeneas?
that the Trojans are not destined to settle in Crete but rather in Italy
Where does a storm drive the Tojans after crete?
The Strophades Islands
As the Trojans began to eat of the Strophades Islands, who steals their food?
The Harpies
Who is the leader of the harpies?
Celaeno
What does Celaeno prophesize in the Aeneid?
they will not establish a city until they eat their tables
Who prophesies that the trojans will not establish a city until they eat their tables?
Celaeno (harpies)
Where do the Trojans briefly stop before going to Buthrotum?
Actium
Who rules Buthrotum?
Helenus and Andromache
After the Strophades Islands and Actium, where do the Trojans go?
Buthrotum
What does Heelenus advise Aeneas on at Buthrotum?
how to reach Italy and to visit the Sibyl
Who has “already fulfilled Aeneas’ destiny”?
Helenus
After Buthrotum, where do the Trojans go?
Sicily
At Sicily, who do the Trojans find?
Achemenides
Who is the father of Achemenides?
Adamastus
What man who the Trojans found on Sicily was left behind by Odysseus escaping the Cyclops’ cave?
Achemenides
Achemenides was found on Sicily by whom?
Aeneas and his crew