Hercules (roman) Flashcards
where did Romans inherit their idea about Hercules from?
the Greeks where he is called Heracles
Which roman poets write about Hercules?
Ovid and Virgil
What did Virgil write about Hercules and in what book.
He wrote about Hercules and Cacus in the Aeneid
What poem does Ovid write?
Metamorphoses
What did Ovid write about?
Hercules’ battle with Achelous and Nessus and Hercules’ death
TRUE OR FALSE
There was a cult for Hercules in roman religion
True
Why was the cult of Hercules important in Roman religion?
because many roman emperors wanted to associate themselves with him
What story is more closely linked to romans?
Hercules’ fight with Cacus
Which labour of Hercules’ did he fight Cacus in?
the tenth labour - cattle of Geryon
when did the fight between Cacus and Hercules take place?
500 years before the founding of Rome.
Where was Cacus terrorising the area of?
the city of Pallentium
Where was Cacus’ lair?
on the Aventine hill
What river was near Cacus’ lair?
the Tiber river
Who was Virgil heavily influenced by?
Homer’s works
What was Virgil’s aim?
to tell the story of how the roman race was founded
Who was Virgil writing for?
Augustus- the first emperor of Rome
Who did Augustus claim to be descended from?
The hero Aeneas
Who wrote the Aeneid?
Virgil
What was the Aeneid filled with?
symbolism and propaganda
What did the symbolism and the propaganda in the Aeneid intend to do?
to make Augustus and his regime look good.
Where does Virgil’s Aeneid start?
at the end of the trojan war
What did the Aeneid follow?
the escape and journey of Aeneas and his followers from Troy to Italy
Who are the two main gods who appear in the Aeneid?
Juno and Venus
What does Juno do in the Aeneid ?
she hates the trojans and is constantly trying to kill Aeneas
