Book 1 Flashcards
“I sing of arms and of the man”
An allusion to Homer (Iliad and Odyssey)
Where is Juno said to have loved more than any other place?
Carthage
What are the reasons listed for Juno hating the Trojans? (3)
The judgement of Paris (the slight to her beauty)
The honours done to Ganymede
Loathing for the whole stock of Dardanus
‘Will there be no one in the future to pray to me and lay an offering on my altars?’
Alluding to Augustus - restoration of the worship of Juno through connection to Livia
Who does Juno supplicate?
Aeolus
‘As when disorder arises among the people of a great city and the common mob runs riot […] if people see a man who has some weight among them for his goodness and service to the state, they fall silent’
Extended simile and an allusion to Augustus
Familiarity to contemporary Romans - riots over Augustus not accepting consulship
‘Spoils of the East’
Allusion to Augustus - defeat of Cleopatra in the Battle of Actium (31BC), prows of Egyptian ships laid at the Temple of the Divine Caesar
‘The dread gates of War with their tight fastenings of steel will then be closed’
Allusion to Augustus - Temple of Janus doors closed, bringing of a Golden age
‘You will receive him in the sky’
Allusion to Augustus - Caesar’s comet, Deification of Caesar
‘Dido was sick with love and he deceived her with false hopes and empty pretenses’
Foreshadowing
In what ways is Dido’s story similar to that of Aeneas’? (3)
Both had been urged to flee their native lands
Loss of a lover
Both sailed for new lands to establish their cities
‘I am Aeneas, known for my devotion’
Pietas
‘All this is true unless my parents have failed in their efforts to teach me to interpret the flight of birds’
Allusion to Augustus - College of Augurs
‘Others were drawing up laws and electing magistrates and a senate’
Recognizable civilized behaviours to Romans
‘They were like bees at the beginning of Summer, busy in the sunshine all through the flowery meadows […] The hive seethes with activity’
Simile to describe the Carthaginians - busy, productive, matriarchal
What is the literary device used in the passage describing the carvings of the Trojan war on the Temple?
Ekphrasis
Who is Dido compared to?
Diana
‘Is this a country of barbarians that allows its people to act in this way?’
Hospitium
‘But a father’s love allowed Aeneas’ mind no rest’
Pater families’ importance
‘Dido doomed to be the victim of a plague that was yet to come’
Foreshadowing
Who does Venus go to in supplication after Aeneas meets dido?
Cupid
Who does Venus go to in supplication after the Trojans land in Carthage?
Jupiter
What does Jupiter read to Venus to calm her worries?
The scroll of the Fates
How long does Jupiter say Ascanius’ reign will last?
30 years
