Books VII-VIII Flashcards
Italian king who befriends Aeneas upon his return to Italy
Latinus
One of the Furies and Juno’s accomplice in sowing the seeds of war
Allecto
The two-faced god after whom the doors of war are named
Janus
God of fire who makes Aeneas’ armor
Vulcan
Modern Tuscany
Etruria
Rutulian prince bought to madness b Allecto
Turnus
Daughter of Latinus who could not be given in marriage to an Italian
Lavinia
How is the prophecy that the Trojans will eat their own tables fulfilled?
When they reach the shores of Italy, the Trojans nourish themselves with fruit atop “wheaten cakes.”
Who is Allecto’s first victim in her rampage to bring the Latins to war?
Queen Amata
What incident finally brings the Latins to scream for war?
Acanius kills a sacred and beloved stag of a certain Latin named Silvia.
What sign is meant to show that Ascanius will found the city of Alba in 30 years?
great sow with a litter of thirty piglets lying beneath ilex trees on the shore.
The Etruscans under Evander worship ___ because of his might deeds against Cacus.
Hercules
The images on Aeneas’ shield all depict scenes of ___.
war
Why do the Etruscans want to fight the Rutulians?
Turnus is harboring Mezentius
Who said, “You take brothers who love each other and set them at each other’s throats.”
Juno
