Virgil’s Aeneid

Question 1

What are the main themes of the Aeneid?

Answer 1

Inevitability of Fate

Destiny of Rome

Pitas + Furor

Will of the Gods

War and Peace

Question 2

What is Aristeia?

Answer 2

Where a hero in battle has his finest moment

Question 3

What is Mos Maiorum?

Answer 3

Ancestral custom/ way of the ancestors

Question 4

What is Pietas?

Answer 4

Duty to the gods, family and followers

Question 5

What is Furor?

Answer 5

Emotions/ violent forces allowed to run unchecked usually in battle

Question 6

What is Clementia?

Answer 6

The show of mercy

Question 7

What is Ekphrasis?

Answer 7

Art that “speaks out” often in parallel to the story/plot

Question 8

What did Augustus Caesar want the Aeneid to do?

Answer 8

To glorify the history of Rome and make him appear to be a good leader through lineage

Question 9

What did Virgil want the message of the Aeneid to be?

Answer 9

To show the dangers of war, make a case for peace and show the qualities of an ideal Roman