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1
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Father of Aeneis

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Anchises

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City destroyed by the Greeks

Original home of Aeneas

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Troy

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Son of Aeneas

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Iulus

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Mother of Aeneas

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Venus

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Priest of Neptune

Warns Trojans not to bring in the Horse

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Laocoon

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Laocoon is killed in this way

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two serpents sent by Neptune

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the Horse is dedicated to her

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Athena

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This city will later be destroyed by Rome

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Carthage

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Enemy of Rome in the Punic Wars

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Carthage

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Female ruler of Carthage

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Dido

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Carthage is sacred to her

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Juno

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Aeneas’ men are attacked by them on the first island

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harpies

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13
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Description of harpies

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female tops; bird bodies

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They have the the head and torso of a human and the bodies of birds

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Harpies

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Called the Hounds of Jupiter

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Harpies

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Tells Aeneas how to avoid Scylla and Charybdis

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Helenus

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Female prophet

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sibyl

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18
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What body did the sibyl inhabit?

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a young girl’s

19
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How long was Aeneas with Dido?

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1 year

20
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Who told Aeneas to leave Troy?

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Hector’s ghost

21
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What did Aeneas have to get for the sibyl?

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a golden bough (branch)

22
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Where did Aeneas go to visit the Sibyl?

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Cumae

23
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Who joined Aeneas on the Island of the Cyclops?

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Nobody

24
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Why did Juno want to stop Aeneas from getting to Carthage?

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It was her favorite city and she didn’t want it destroyed

25
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Who is the goddess of witchcraft/the dark arts?

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Hecate

26
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Who helped Aeneas get to the Underworld?

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Sibyl of Cumae

27
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What was Aeneas’ quest?

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To found a new Troy

28
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Where did Aeneas eventually land?

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Latium

29
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Who is the king of Latium?

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Latinus

30
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He was to marry the princess

He declared war on Aeneas

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Turnus

31
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The temple of this god must be opened before war can be declared

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Janus

32
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Two judges of the Underworld

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Minos

Radamanthus

33
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River of Fire

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Phlegethon

34
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How many rivers are located in Virgil’s Underworld?

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6

35
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River of Forgetfulness

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Lethe

36
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River of Hate

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Styx

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River of Woe

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Acheron

38
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What are the two gates through which you can exit the Underworld?

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Gate of True Shades

Gate of False Dreams

39
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guards Tartarus

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Tisiphone

leader of the Furies

40
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guards entrance to Dis

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Cerberus

41
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ferries the souls of the dead

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Charon

42
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Fields where the heros go

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Elysium

Elysian Fields

43
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Kore

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Persephone (maiden)

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