Quotes from Aeneid exam 3 Flashcards
“And now, Erato, who were the kingsAnd what was the state of ancient LatiumWhen this foreign army landed in Italy?Help me, Goddess, your sacred poet, Recall the prelude to the hostilities,For I will tell of war’s horror, of pitched battle,Heroes driven by courage to meet their doom,Of Etruscan squadrons, and all HesperiaPressed into arms. A higher order of thingsOpens before me; a greater work now begins.”
Invocation of the muse
“[Latinus] had only a daughter to keep his great house,A daughter ripe for marriage, a bride to be,Courted by many in broad Latium, by many From all Ausonia, and the handsomest of allWas Turnus. He was from old blood, powerful,And Latinus’ queen was strangely passionateTo join him to her as her son in marriage.”
Introduction of Lavinia; she is to marry turns but it is fate for her to marry Aeneas instead which causes a war between Turnus and Aeneas
“Seek not, my son, to marry your daughter Into a Latin family. Trust not a wedding Already prepared. A stranger will comeTo be your son-in-law. His blood with exaltOur name to the stars, and his children’s childrenWill see the world turn under their feet,And their rule will stretch over all that the SunLooks down upon, from sea to shining sea.”
Faunus’ prophecy that tells Latinus not to allow Lavinia to marry Turnus because it is fate for her to marry Aeneas and for them to rule together
“When they had eaten Everything else, their appetites drove them to break the scored, fateful rounds into sectionsAnd sink their teeth into the crusty bread.“We’re so hungry we’re even eating our tables!”Iulussaid this in jest.
Celano’s prophecy for Aeneas’ men to starve until they are forced to eat a table is fulfilled
“And Aeneas marked off walls for his cityWith a shallow trench and started building,Encircling this first settlement on the coastWith the ramped stockade of an army camp.”
Aeneas finally created his city
“Iconcede Aeneasthe rule of Latium, And Lavinia is his bride by iron fate, But to draw it out and delay the issue, That I may do, and destroy both nations. Trojan and Rutulian blood wil l be your dowry, Bride of Aeneas, and Bell on a Your matron of honor! It was not only Hecuba Who conceived a fire brand and gave birth To nuptial flames. Venus’ own child Is a second Paris, a funeral torch for New Troy!”
Juno hears about Aeneas’ and Lavinia’s fated marriage and becomes angered so she decides that she needs to cause war between turnus and aeneas
“Am I bested by Aeneas! But if my powers Are not great enough, why should I hesitate To seek help from any source whatever? If I cannot sway Heaven, I will awaken Hell!”
Juno decides to bring Allecto from the underworld to cause the war
“Whose heart is set on war and wrath, Intrigues and crime. She is hateful Even to Pluto, who sired her, hateful To her Tartarean sisters.”
description of Allecto
“So a fleetHas entered the Tiber’s mouth, and you think I don’t know? Don’t invent a crisisFor my benefit. Queen Juno does not forget me.Old age has rotted your mind and deludesYour prophetic soul with false alarms See to the god’s temples and statues.”
Turnus’s reaction to Allecto
Allecto’shair spread out in fiery points,And as Turnusspoke a sudden spasm Siezedhis limbs. … but the Fury pulledA pair of snakes from her hairs, cracked her whip …And she threw a torch at the young hero,Sticking it in his chest, where it smokedWith black light. Turnuswoke in terror.
Allecto’s response to Turnus
“There on the shoreIuluswas hunting with horses, nets And pack of dogs. The dark goddessThrew the hounds into a sudden frenzy And touched their nostrils with a familiar scentThat sent them off in pursuit of a stageThis was the first cause of the war in the countryside.”
Turnus goes to the Trojan camp
“An arrow whined through the foremost ranksAnd hit the firstborn of Tyrrhus’ sons,Young Almo, full in the throat, blood chokingSpeech and breath. He lay in the dust,And around him lay many bodies of men.”
Almo’s death at the beginning of the war
“There are twin Gates of War (so men call them)Sanctified by faith and fear of Mars,Held shut by a hundred bronze boltsAnd the eternal strength of iron. Janus,Their guardian, never leave the threshold.”
description of the gates of war
“Now open the gates of Helicon, Goddesses, And lift my song. Who were the kings Incited to war, and the fighting menWho filled the plain? With what heroesDid sweet Mother Italy even then bloom,With what armies did she burn? For you know,Divine ones; you can remember and tell,While we hear only the whisper of fame.”
second invocation of the muse
“Here your home is sure –do not draw back! –And sure are your gods. Do not be frightened By threats of war. …To assure this is no empty dream,I offer a sign. Lying under oaksYou will find a sow, near a hidden stream.With a litter of thirty, a white motherLying on the ground and white young nursing.Here shall be your city.”
Tiber’s prophecy that Aeneas will found his city where he finds a sow with a litter of 30
