Classics Chapter 23: Aeneid

Question 1

What is the point of Aeneid?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

When does Vigil begin working on Aeneid?

Answer 2

Caesar Agustis ended Republican period - rules as emperor

Question 3

recurring theme in Aeneid

Answer 3

cost of progress

Question 4

endpoint of Aeneid

Answer 4

positive - hve empire, peace

Question 5

What is in Book 6 of Aeneid?

Answer 5

Aeneas goes to the enderword

Question 6

What significant historical character is Aeneas shown in the underworld?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Souce of struggle for Aeneas

Answer 7

Juno (hera) - hates trojans, loves Carthage

Question 8

What happens in books 1-6?

Answer 8

Aeneas wanders from Troy to Italy (Odyssey part)

Question 9

What happens in books 7-12?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Who rescues Aeneas from Achilles? Why?

Answer 10

Poseidon

bc Zeus has greater destiny for him

Question 11

How does the Aeneid begin?

Answer 11

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

fubds carthage

Question 12

What does Aeneas find at Carthage?

Answer 12

queen Dido building it

Question 13

What is in the Temple to Juno?

Answer 13

scenes of Troan War

Question 14

What is in book 1 of Aeneid?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Aeneid Books 2-3

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Why does Dido fall in love with Aeneas?

Answer 16

plot between Juno an dVenus

Question 17

Wo is Aeneas’ mom?

Answer 17

venus

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Aeneid Book 4 - what does it show?

Answer 19

rise and fall of affair with dido

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

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Mercury

Question 21

etiology for great wars between Rome and Carthage

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Aeneid Book 5

Answer 22

reach sicily - celebrate games for father’s death

sails to italy

Question 23

Palinurus

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Aeneid Book 6

Answer 24

reaches Bay of Naples

reaches Underworld

Question 25

augury

Answer 25

strictly roman concept | art of interpreting will of gods manifested in movements of birds

Question 26

How does Aeneas feel when we meet him in Aeneid?

Answer 26

suicidal - didn't die honorable death

Question 27

How does Aeneas get to Dido?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What is Dido trying build?

Answer 28

Carthage

Question 29

Why does Dido love Aeneas?

Answer 29

Juno and Venus makes her

Question 30

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

Answer 30

- lost her name - was swearing off men after her husband died - buildings in Carthage stopped being built

Question 31

What new love does Aeneas find in the underworld?

Answer 31

love of future Rome sees Dido, sees old trojans

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Oddessey, Iliad

Question 33

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

Answer 33

``` Chrysa (sp?) Dido Palinurus native Italians Pallas Turnus ```

Question 34

How is Venus and Juno's conflicting desires resolved?

Answer 34

Aeneas will win war and found Latin rce Name of trojans will die out - end of Trojans

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Aeneas and Turnus hand of daughter of King Latinus - Lubinia (sp?)

Question 36

Turnus

Answer 36

betrothed to king Latinus' daughter loses her in combat vs Aeneas not spared

Question 37

Why does Aeneas kill Turnus?

Answer 37

it is his duty? he sees his friend's armor on Turnus

Question 38

Syncretism (romans')

Answer 38

taking other religions, makng them Roman | fusing one belief/symbol into another

Question 39

Roman Demeter

Answer 39

Ceres

Question 40

Roman Athena

Answer 40

Minerva

Question 41

Turn us is fighting for whose daughter?

Answer 41

King Latinus

Question 41

Roman Hephaestus

Answer 41

Vulcan