characters in Aeneid

Question 1

protagonist of the poem, son of Venus

Answer 1

Aeneas

Question 2

Queen of Carthage

Answer 2

Dido

Question 3

Ruler of the Retulians in Italy, Aeneas’ major antagonist, fights for the hand of Lavinia

Answer 3

Turnus

Question 4

Son of Aeneas and Creusa, young but brave

Answer 4

Ascanius

Question 5

Father of Aeneas, helps to guide Aeneas through the underworld

Answer 5

Anchises

Question 6

First wife of Aeneas who was lost during his escape from Troy

Answer 6

Creusa

Question 7

the Greek youth who was left behind after the Greeks retreated to trick the Trojans

Answer 7

Sinon

Question 8

King of the Latins, father of Lavinia, a weak ruler

Answer 8

Latinus

Question 9

Daughter of Latinus, doesn’t talk all poem, is the reason for the war between Italians and Trojans.

Answer 9

Lavinia

Question 10

Wife of Latinus, is filled with rage by Allecto/Hera and opposes the marriage between Aeneas and Lavinia

Answer 10

Amata

Question 11

King of Pallanteum and father of Pallas, sworn enemy of Latinus

Answer 11

Evander

Question 12

son of Evander, is killed by Turnus which eventually leads to Aeneas killing Turnus

Answer 12

Pallas

Question 13

A Latin leader who questions Turnus and try’s to organise a truce with Aeneas

Answer 13

Drancës

Question 14

The fierce female leader of the Volscians, a race of warrior maidens

Answer 14

Camilla

Question 15

The immortal sister of Turnus who attempts to save him on Juno’s orders

Answer 15

Juturna

Question 16

A Trojan and a personal friend of Aeneas.

Answer 16

Achates

Question 17

Juno

Answer 17

hera

Question 18

Venus

Answer 18

Aphrodite

Question 19

Jupiter

Answer 19

Zeus

Question 20

Neptune

Answer 20

Poseidon

Question 21

Mercury

Answer 21

Hermes

Question 22

god of the winds, owes Juno a favour

Answer 22

Aeolus

Question 23

immortal son of Venus

Answer 23

cupid

Question 24

One of the Furies, or deities who avenge sins, sent by Juno

Answer 24

Allecto

Question 25

Vulcan

Answer 25

Hephaestus

Question 26

The river god associated with the Tiber River, where Rome will eventually be built, helps Aeneas get to Evander

Answer 26

Tiberinus

Question 27

saturn

Answer 27

kronos

Question 28

Minerva

Answer 28

Athene

Question 29

Son of the hated Eutruscan king Mezentius, fought bravely to save his father

Answer 29

Lausus

Question 30

Hated Eutruscan king who gave terrible punishments to his people and was exiled for his cruelty

Answer 30

Mezentius

Question 31

companion of Nisus, younger of the two and is killed first on their mission to inform Aeneas of Turnus’ attack

Answer 31

Euryalus

Question 32

Trojan who tried to warn his people about the horse and threw a spear into its belly, was later killed by Minerva’s snakes

Answer 32

Laocoon

Question 33

Euryalus’ companion, died trying to rescue his friend from Retulian soldiers

Answer 33

Nisus

Question 34

Aeneas’ ships pilot who falls overboard at Neptunes demand

Answer 34

Palinurus

Question 35

killer of Priam

Answer 35

Pyrrhus

Question 36

Dead husband of Dido

Answer 36

Sychaeus

Question 37

Diana

Answer 37

Artemis