Term Test 3 - Lecture 6 Cont'd

Question 1

Where does Aeneas encounter Anchises in the underworld?

Answer 1

In the Groves of the Blessed, in Tartarus (NOT Hades)

Question 2

Was Aeneas in Hades?

Answer 2

No, Tartarus, in the Groves of the Blessed

Question 3

Who else can be found in the Groves of the blessed?

Answer 3

Kings of the past, soldiers, priests, POETS (Virgil says this because HE is a poet)

Question 4

Where in the Groves of the Blessed is Anchises found?

Answer 4

By the River Lethe, peering into the souls of those who are going to be reincarnated

Question 5

What is the significance of the River Lethe?

Answer 5

If you drink from the river you forget all of your previous experiences, and can be reborn into the world.

It is a device used by Virgil so that he can show the future of Rome to Aeneas

Question 6

How far does Anchises show Aeneas into the future?

Answer 6

All the way to the time of Augustus (current to when Virgil wrote his poem)

Question 7

Who does Aeneas try to embrace 3x (cf. Odysseus with Anticleia)?

Answer 7

1. Creusa

2. Anchises

Question 8

Significance of “to pacify, to impose the rule of law, to spare the conquered, battle down the proud”?

Answer 8

Anchises says this to Aeneas: The Romans will impose ORDER on the world

Question 9

How does Aeneas leave the Groves of the Blessed in Tartarus (underworld)?

Answer 9

He exits through the gate of ivory (also known as the gate of false dreams)

Question 10

How does Book 6 of the Aeneid end?

Answer 10

With Aeneas exiting Tartarus through the gate of ivory/false dreams

Question 11

Who is the princess at Latium (modern day Rome)? Who is she the daughter of?

Answer 11

Lavinia, the daughter of Latinus and Amata

Question 12

What does the name Amata mean?

Answer 12

Beloved

Question 13

Who has Lavinia been promised to?

Answer 13

Turnus - they are already married

Question 14

Does the audience ever hear anything from Lavinia?

Answer 14

No. A whole war is fought over her and she has no say over anything.

Question 15

Whose wife is Lavinia destined to be?

Answer 15

Aeneas’ (she is not meant to be married to Turnus), she must marry Aeneas for him to be able to found Lavinia, a precursor for Rome

Question 16

When is the second time the muses are invoked in the Aeneid?

Answer 16

In Book 7, when the influence of the Iliad takes precedence over the Odyssey

Question 17

Which god is angry at Aeneas for pursuing Lavinia?

Answer 17

Juno, she wants Carthage to survive, because it’s dedicated to her, and Rome is fated to destroy Carthage

Question 18

Who becomes especially angry with Aeneas for pursuing Lavinia? Who does NOT become angry? Why?

Answer 18

Turnus, Amata, and Juno

Latinus is not angered, he is willing to submit to fate.

Question 19

Who is allied with Aeneas?

Answer 19

Evander, an old king of Arcadia, as well as his son Pallas

Question 20

Who is Evander? Where is he from? Who is his son?

Answer 20

Old king of Arcadia, his son is Pallas

Question 21

Who is Pallas?

Answer 21

The son of Evander (king of Arcadia), who’s an ally to Aeneas

Question 22

Who kills Pallas? What does he do?

Answer 22

Turner kills Pallas, and as his reward he takes Pallas’ golden belt and wears it himself

Question 23

How does Aeneas react to the death of Pallas?

Answer 23

He is enraged

Question 24

Who is equivalent to Hector in the Aeneid?

Answer 24

Turnus

Question 25

Who is equivalent to Achilles in the Aeneid?

Answer 25

Aeneas

Question 26

Who is equivalent to Patroklus in the Aeneid?

Answer 26

Pallas

Question 27

When does Aeneas request divine armour?

Answer 27

After becoming enraged about the death of Pallas (cf. Achilles and Patroklus). Turner has the belt of Pallas, but Aeneas has the armour of the gods

Question 28

Who allies with Turner?

Answer 28

The Etruscans, as well as the virgin warrior queen Camilla

Question 29

What threat does Turner makes that Hector also made?

Answer 29

He threatens to set fire to Aeneas’ ships, just like Hectore threatened the Greeks

Question 30

Who is comparable to the Amazons in the Aeneid?

Answer 30

Camilla, a virgin warrior queen, she is allied with Turner, and killed in battle. She is like an Amazon but more rational, more civil (representative of Rome and Roman work)

Question 31

How does Aeneas get his divine armour? What images are depicted on it - compared to Achilles’?

Answer 31

Venus visits Vulcan (Hephaestus) and asks him to make it for Aeneas. It depicts a lot more specific images. Achilles’ shows a general cosmic order. Aeneas’ has Rome, Romulus, specific names, places and moments.

Question 32

What is in the centre of Aeneas’ shield? What about the left and right sides?

Answer 32

The stripe of Actium - predicting the future.
Where Augustus Caesar overtook Cleopatra and Mark Anthony. (Shield demonstrates legend + myth + epic)

Sides: one side has Antonius, with Cleopatra following. The other side has th gods

Question 33

Who is comparable to Cleopatra?

Answer 33

Dido - luxurious, foreign

Question 34

Which god oversees everything ordered?

Answer 34

Apollo

Question 35

Who are the “anti-Romans”?

Answer 35

The Etruscans

Question 36

How can Turnus be compared to Dido?

Answer 36

He is so overwhelmed by his love for Lavinia that he is willing to die for her. Courageous.

Question 37

How is Turnus finally killed? When do the gods intervene?

Answer 37

Aeneas chases him around the city 5x (3x with Hector and Achilles), and then Turnus’ sister gives him a sword, so he might be able to actually defeat Aeneas.

This is when the gods finally intervene.

Juno and Jupiter talk. Jupiter tells Juno to stop resisting fate.

Juno asks for a favour, Jupiter grants it.

Turnus then falters for a moment, and Aeneas kills him with his sword.

Question 38

Who is Saturn’s daughter?

Answer 38

Juno

Question 39

What is Juno’s wish, that’s granting finally makes her give in?

Answer 39

She wishes that the Trojans take on the name and language of the Latins. That way the Latins are both native, but also descended from the Trojans.

Question 40

Upon his death, how does Turnus appeal to Aeneas? Does it work?

Answer 40

As a son - he says to pity his father. He asks for a proper burial. Aeneas almost lets Turnus live, but decides to kill him because he sees Pallas’ golden belt and is enraged.

Question 41

How does the Aeneid end?

Answer 41

With a whimper, with the death of Turnus. Aeneas gave in to his rage and emotion. Aeneas wins the hand of Lavinia

Question 42

Why is Virgil considered to be such a talented writer?

Answer 42

Because he glorifies Rome, but also shows its shadow side.