Midterm Exam: Books I-VI Flashcards
Ascanius is
Aeneas’ Son
The Aeneid’s author (full name)
Publius Virgilius Maro
Causes the storm at the beginning of the book; Jupiter’s wife
Juno
Latin gods of the household
Lares, Penates
the father of Aeneas
Anchises
The god of the seas
Neptune
Was like a “little Troy”
Buthrotum
Queen of Carthage
Dido
Harpies are ___ creatures with the faces of ___.
bird-like; women
Thrace is the “land of ___.”
Mars
Priest who warns against accepting the Greeks’ gift
Laocoon
Latin god of wine and the theater
Bacchus
Dido’s former husband
Sychaeus
Crete is a large island to the south of
Greece
___ is successful in deceiving the Trojans into accepting the wooden horse.
Sinon
The needed sacrifice for a safe journey to Italy from Sicily
Palinurus
Sicilian king of Trojan descent
Acestes
The ___ guides Aeneaas through the Underworld.
Sibyl
Cerberus is the ___ watchdog of the Underworld
three-headed
Incites the Trojan women to burn the Trojan ships
Iris
Lethe is the river of ___.
Forgetfulness
The “place without birds”
Aornos
The paradise of the Underworld
Elysium
Charon is the ___ of the Underworld
ferryman
God of the Underworld
Dis
Who appears to Aeneas as a “Spartan girl out hunting”?
Venus, Aeneas’ mother
What stirring sight does Aeneas see upon reaching Carthage?
an elaborate carving depicting the fall of Troy
How long have the Trojans been wayward before arriving at Carthage?
7 years
How is the heart of Dido “inflamed”?
During the welcoming party for the Trojans. Venus sends Cupid to Dido in the form of Ascanius and he inflames Dido’s heart while Dido bounces him on her knee.
What reason is given for why the wooden horse is left at the Greek camp?
It is a “votive” offering to the gods for a safe journey home.
What do the Trojans have to do in order to bring the horse into the city?
They have to break down sections of Troy’s walls.
What do the Trojans do as they bring the horse into the camp?
They dance and sing
Why does Dido flee from Tyre?
he killed her husband
As Aeneas sees his home falling to the Greeks, he decides to take vengeances upon ___.
Helen
How does Anchises escape Troy?
on Aeneas’ back
Why is Trojan destroyed?
They let the Trojan horse in.
Who were the Trojans’ two founders, realized by Anchises?
Dardanus and Teucer
What does Harpy Calaeno prophesy for the Trojans?
famine
In true poetic justice, who is killed on the altar commemorating his father, Achilles?
Pyrrhus
What prophetic sign do the Trojans see on the shores of Italy?
four white horses
To what does Virgil compare Dido in her infatuation?
a wounded doe
Why does Dido take her own life?
She knows she has lost the respect of her people and those around her because of her love for Aeneas
How does Aeneas feel about leaving Carthage?
conflicted
Why does Aeneas call for the games?
In commemoration of his Father’s death
What contests are held in Book 5?
ship racing, foot racing, archery, and boxing
What is decided in response to the distraught and weary women burning the Trojan ships?
The Trojans will leave the weary and older behind in Sicily.
What is prophesided that will come after Aeneas’ journey through the Underworld?
safety
Describe the inhabitants of the Underworld.
“disembodied spirits, a mere semblance of living substance”
Why are some people left behind on the banks of Acheron?
These people did not receive a proper burial.
Why does Aeneas see that “kindled in his mind a love for the glory that was to come”?
a parade of his descendants, the Roman people.
What is Tartarus reserved for?
the most despicable inhabitants of the Underworld
What do the inhabitants of Elysium spend their days doing?
playing sports, wrestling, riding horses, having feasts, festively dancing, and taking care of themselves and their horses as they did while living.
Who said, “Whip up your winds. Overwhelm their ships and sink them.”
Juno
Who said, “Trojan and Tyrian shall be as one in my eyes.”
Dido
Who said, “What ever it is, I am afraid of Greeks even when they bear gifts.”
Laocoon
Who said, “Do no fail in your love for our s on.”
Creusa
Who said, “Why do you tear my poor flesh, Aeneas?”
Polydorus
Who said, “It is not only yourself you have destroyed, but also your sister and your people.”
Anna
Who said, “ … that one life will be given for many”
Neptune
Who said, “Now you need your courage. Now let your heart be strong.”
The Sibyl
Who said, “Learn to be just and not to slight the gods.”
Phlegyas
Identify the speaker and the context:
“We have suffered worse before, and this too will pass.”
Aeneas to his men when he and his men were shipwrecked on the coast of N. Africa in Book 1.
Identify the speaker and the context:
“No man could speak of such things and not weep.”
Aeneas when beginning to tell the story of Troy to Dido.
Identify the speaker and the context:
“Seek out your ancient mother.”
Apollo in response to Aeneas’ desperate prayer to be granted a home.
Identify the speaker and the context:
“Have you entirely forgotten your own kingdom and your own destiny?”
Mercury telling Aeneas that he must leave Carthage.
Identify the speaker and the context:
“I pray that we may stand opposed, shore against shore, sea against sea and sword against sword. Let there be war between the nations and between their sons forever.”
Dido praying for vengeance against Aeneas as he leaves Carthage.
Identify the speaker and the context:
“Whatever fortune may be ours, we must at all times rise above it by enduring it.”
Nautes comforting Aeneas after the ships were burned near Drepanum.
Identify the speaker and the context:
“I could no have believed that my leaving would cause you such sorrow. Do no move away. Do not leave my sight.”
Aeneas as he tries to talk to Dido in the Underworld, though she will not speak a word in return.
Identify the speaker and the context:
“These will be your arts.”
Anchises to Aeneas as he prophesies the future character of the Roman people.
