Father and Son Quotes Flashcards
What does Aeneas do for his son Ascanius?
Aeneas sends for Ascanius, asking Achates to quickly go to the ships to bring him back to the city. All his thoughts were on his dear son Ascanius.
1.643 ‘a father’s love allowed Aeneas mind no rest…’
How is Pyrrhus compared to Achilles?
Pyrrhus is described as pressing on with all the violence of his father Achilles.
2.491 ‘Pyrrhus pressed on with all the violence of his father Achilles’
What happens to Polites in front of Priam and Hecuba?
Polites is killed, and as soon as he reaches his father and mother, he falls and vomits his life’s blood before their eyes.
2.531 ‘As soon as he reached his father and mother…’
What does Priam say to Pyrrhus?
Priam rebukes Pyrrhus for not acting like Achilles’ son, stating that Achilles treated his enemies differently.
2.540 ‘You pretend that Achilles was your father…’
What does Aeneas think of while in Troy?
Aeneas reflects on the image of his own dear father and the fate of young Ascanius.
2.560 ‘There came into my mind the image of my own dear father…’
What does Aeneas refuse to do regarding Anchises?
Aeneas refuses to leave without his father, Anchises, stating he cannot run away and leave him behind.
2.658 ‘Did you think I could run away and leave my father here?’
How does Aeneas carry his father Anchises?
Aeneas offers to carry Anchises on his back, stating that whatever may come, danger or safety, it will be the same for both of them.
2.708 ‘Come then, dear father, up on my back…’
What does Aeneas ask his father Anchises?
Aeneas asks Anchises for advice regarding a portent sent by the gods.
3.59 ‘I told the chosen leaders of the people… and asked what should be done’
What does Aeneas express after Anchises’ death?
Aeneas expresses great grief over losing his father, Anchises, who had been his support in difficulties and disasters.
3.711 ‘to my great grief I lost my father Anchises…’
What does Aeneas see in his dreams after Anchises’ death?
Aeneas sees the troubled spirit of his father Anchises coming to him with warnings and feels afraid, thinking of the wrong he is doing to his son Ascanius.
4.352fF ‘Every night… I see in my dreams the troubled spirit of my father Anchises…’
What does Aeneas do in honor of Anchises?
Aeneas holds funeral games for Anchises, expressing a desire to find a land that would please him more than any other.
5.28 ‘There is no land that would please me more…’
