The Aeneid Names Flashcards

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1
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___ is where Octavion defeated Antony and Cleopatra, and where Aeneas stopped and placed a trophy.

A

Actium

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___ is the priest of Neptune who warned the Trojans about the horse and was strangled by sea serpents.

A

Laocoon

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3
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Where did Helenus and Andromache live?

A

Buthrotum

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4
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Who is the God of Prophecies and protector of Troy?

A

Apollo

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5
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___ is the Trojan ancestor from Italy

A

Dardanus

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___ is another name for Iulius.

A

Ascanius

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___ is a place in Sicily where Anchises died.

A

Drepanum

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___ is the wife of Helenus who was previously married to Hector.

A

Andromache

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9
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___ is an island where Anchises thinks they should settle.

A

Crete

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10
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___ are household gods.

A

Penates

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The ___ is a one-eyed being in Sicily.

A

Cyclops

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___ is the princess of Troy who was never believed because she was cursed by Apollo.

A

Cassandra

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___ was a Greek liar who convinced the Trojans to take in the horse.

A

Sinon

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14
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___ is another name for Italy

A

Hesperia

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15
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___ was the leader of the Harpies who said Aeneas would end up so hungry that he would eat tables.

A

Celaeno

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16
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___ is the Trojan ancestor on Crete.

A

Teucer

17
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___ is a sea monster to be avoided by Aeneas.

A

Scylla

18
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___ is the son of Achilles who killed Polites, then killed Priam.

A

Pyrrhus

19
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___ was the loyal friend of Aeneas who goes everywhere with him and started the fire

A

Achates

20
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Who was the Greek left behind by Ulysses in the land of the Cyclops?

A

Achaemenides

21
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___ is the island where they sought the oracle of Apollo.

A

Delos

22
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___ is the wife of Aeneas who died at Troy.

A

Creusa

23
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___ is the old king of Troy.

A

Priam

24
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___ is the best Trojan fighter who came to Aeneas in a dream.

A

Hector

25
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___ is the wife of king Priam and the queen of Troy

A

Hecuba

26
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___ is the queen of the gods who hated Aeneas.

A

Juno

27
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___ is another name for Troy.

A

Ilium

28
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___ is the woman who was stolen by Paris causing the whole war. She was nearly killed by Aeneas when he saw her as Troy was falling.

A

Helen

29
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___ is the son of Aeneas.

A

Iulius

30
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___ is the prophet who told Aeneas what to avoid on his way to Italy.

A

Helenus

31
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___ is the father of Aeneas.

A

Anchises

32
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___ is a name for the Trojan settlement in Crete and also another name for Troy.

A

Pergamum

33
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The ___ are bird women who befouled the food.

A

Harpies

34
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___ is the mother of Aeneas.

A

Venus