Lines 34-49

Question 1

vela dabant laeti

the happy men set sail

Answer 1

Shows the contrast in fortunes for Aeneas and his men,

Question 2

et spumas salis aere ruebant,

ploughing the foamy sea with their prow.

Answer 2

They are currently the ones in control of nature, this is good news.

Question 3

spumas salis

foamy sea

Answer 3

Sibilance

hissing sound emulates foam dissipating in waves.

Question 4

gere

bronze

Answer 4

Synecdoche
(refers to the prow of a ship)
This is an anachronism- Virgil’s time would have had them, Aeneas’s would not.

Question 5

haec secum: ‘Mene incepto desistere victam,

(spoke) to herself: ‘Am I to abandon my purpose……

Answer 5

Ellipsis- misses out word for said/thought

Question 6

‘Mene incepto desistere victam,
nec posse Italia Teucrorum avertere regem?
‘Am I to abandon my purpose, conquered,
not able to turn the Teucrian king away from Italy?

Answer 6

Rhetorical Questions are listed here to express Juno’s outrage.

Question 7

Teucrorum

Trojans

Answer 7

Teucer was one of the first kings of Troy.

Question 8

Regem
king
(in reference to Aeneas)

Answer 8

Juno might feel as if it would be an honour to Aeneas for her to name him, so she uses king instead.

Question 9

Quippe

Of course

Answer 9

Emphatic, and used ironically

Question 10

Pallasne…

Wasn’t Pallas…

Answer 10

Homerism- refers to Athena (Roman name Minerva).

Question 11

unius ob noxam et furias Aiacis Oilei?

and madness of one single man, Ajax, son of Oileus?

Answer 11

> Refers to a Greek warrior who raped Cassandra at the shrine of Minnerva in Troy where she sought protection.
Uses this example to show how his sexual crime matches that of Paris against her.
Also, revenge taken at sea, as will be done for Aeneas.

Question 12

Ipsa

She herself

Answer 12

Minerva was allowed to exact punishment for a similar crime, so Juno should be too.

Question 13

e nubibus

from the clouds

Answer 13

The romans though lightening came from the clouds colliding.

Question 14

quae divom incedo regina, Iovisque et soror et coniunx
who moves as queen of the gods, wife
and sister of Jove

Answer 14

Juno is outraged that even with her status and authority, she cannot follow what Minerva has done.

Question 15

Et quisquam numen Iunonis adoret
praeterea, aut supplex aris imponet honorem?’
And, will anyone worship Juno’s power from now on,
or place offerings, humbly, on her altars?’

Answer 15

> Refers to herself in third person.
Prouder than saying ‘my’
Suggests greater loss of dignity and respect that her failure will entail.