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Classics Chapter 23: Aeneid Flashcards

1
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What is the point of Aeneid?

A

what is rome’s mission? how does founder embody mission? has rome lived up to it?

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2
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When does Vigil begin working on Aeneid?

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Caesar Agustis ended Republican period - rules as emperor

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3
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recurring theme in Aeneid

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cost of progress

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4
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endpoint of Aeneid

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positive - hve empire, peace

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5
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What is in Book 6 of Aeneid?

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Aeneas goes to the enderword

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6
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What significant historical character is Aeneas shown in the underworld?

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Caesar Agustus - shall bring Age of Gold (&peace) to Latium

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7
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Souce of struggle for Aeneas

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Juno (hera) - hates trojans, loves Carthage

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8
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What happens in books 1-6?

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Aeneas wanders from Troy to Italy (Odyssey part)

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9
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What happens in books 7-12?

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great war - Aeneas secures right of his people to settle there (Iliad part)

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10
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Who rescues Aeneas from Achilles? Why?

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Poseidon

bc Zeus has greater destiny for him

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11
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How does the Aeneid begin?

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almost approach italy, but Juno brings storm and sweep s them to african coast

fubds carthage

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12
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What does Aeneas find at Carthage?

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queen Dido building it

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13
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What is in the Temple to Juno?

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scenes of Troan War

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14
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What is in book 1 of Aeneid?

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head to Italy, swept by Juno, find Dido and Trojan War tablets, feast with Dido

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15
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Aeneid Books 2-3

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Dido asks Aeneas to explain how he got there;
he does in boooks 2-3
2: Fall of Troy
3. Aeneas Odyssean wanderings

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16
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Why does Dido fall in love with Aeneas?

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plot between Juno an dVenus

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17
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Wo is Aeneas’ mom?

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venus

18
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How does Virgil emphasize Aeneas’ piety and patriarchy in Troy-escape scene?

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-holds son’s hand, carries father Anchises on shoulder, anchises has hosehold god

19
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Aeneid Book 4 - what does it show?

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rise and fall of affair with dido

conflict of duty vs. personal desire:
mission to get to Italy vs. passion for Dido

20
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Who reminds Aeneas of his mission when he is with Dido?

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Mercury

21
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etiology for great wars between Rome and Carthage

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Dido curses Aeneas and people

Dido thinks theyre married becace they shelter in cave during rainstome
finds out Aeneas is planning to leave her - he leaves

22
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Aeneid Book 5

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reach sicily - celebrate games for father’s death

sails to italy

23
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Palinurus

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Aeneas’ helmsman who dies on Sicily -> italy after Anchises’ funeral

24
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Aeneid Book 6

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reaches Bay of Naples

reaches Underworld

25
Q

augury

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strictly roman concept

art of interpreting will of gods manifested in movements of birds

26
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How does Aeneas feel when we meet him in Aeneid?

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suicidal - didn’t die honorable death

27
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How does Aeneas get to Dido?

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heading to Italy from Troy, blown by Juno to Afrcan coast

28
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What is Dido trying build?

A

Carthage

29
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Why does Dido love Aeneas?

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Juno and Venus makes her

30
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Why does Dido kill herself when Aeneas leaves her? What made it so bad? (what did he lose?

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  • lost her name - was swearing off men after her husband died
  • buildings in Carthage stopped being built
31
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What new love does Aeneas find in the underworld?

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love of future Rome

sees Dido, sees old trojans

32
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The first half of the Aeneid models Homer’s ____ while the second models ___

A

Oddessey, Iliad

33
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What people are sacrificed in order for Aeneas to found rome?

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Chrysa (sp?)
Dido
Palinurus
native Italians
Pallas
Turnus
34
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How is Venus and Juno’s conflicting desires resolved?

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Aeneas will win war and found Latin rce

Name of trojans will die out - end of Trojans

35
Q

What one-on-one combat is similar to that of anchilles and hector? What are they fighting for?

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Aeneas and Turnus

hand of daughter of King Latinus - Lubinia (sp?)

36
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Turnus

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betrothed to king Latinus’ daughter

loses her in combat vs Aeneas

not spared

37
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Why does Aeneas kill Turnus?

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it is his duty?

he sees his friend’s armor on Turnus

38
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Syncretism (romans’)

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taking other religions, makng them Roman

fusing one belief/symbol into another

39
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Roman Demeter

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Ceres

40
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Roman Athena

A

Minerva

41
Q

Turn us is fighting for whose daughter?

A

King Latinus

41
Q

Roman Hephaestus

A

Vulcan

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