The Aeneid Proper Names Book 1 Flashcards
Siculus
Sicilian
Teucri
Trojans
Pallas
Pallas Athena, Minerva
Ajax Oilei
Ajax, son of Oileus- during sack of Troy tore Cassandra away from Minerva’s altars
Juppiter, Jovis
Jupiter, Zeus
Aeolus
King of the winds
Auster
South Wind
Tyrrhenus
Tyrrhenian Sea (to the west of the Italian peninsula)
Ilium
Ilium, Troy
Deiopeia
Deiopeia, a nymph (Juno’s offering to Aeolus)
Eurus
East Wind
Notus
South Wind
Africus
Southwest Wind
Tydides
Son of Tydeus, Diomede- Greek who fought against Aeneas
Aeacides
Descendent of Aeacus- Achilles
Hector
Trojan Hero
Sarpedon
King of Lydia, Trojan ally
Simois
River near Troy
Aquilo
North Wind
Lycius
Of Lycia, a country in Asia Minor
Orontes
Comrade of Aeneas
Ilioneus
Trojan leader
Achates
Faithful comrade of Aeneas
Zephyrus
West Wind
Cymothoe
Sea nymph
Triton
Minor sea-god
Aeneadae
Descendants, followers of Aeneas
Ceres
Goddess of grain
Antheus
Comrade of Aeneas
Phrygius
Phrygian=Trojan
Capys
Comrade of Aeneas
Caicus
Comrade of Aeneas
Acestes
King of Sicily
Trinacria
Sicily
Cyclopius
Cyclopean
Scylla
Sea monster