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Virgil's Aeneid: Lines 305-334 Notes Flashcards

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1
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What epithet of Aeneas is used?

A

‘Pius’ - dutiful

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2
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What is Aeneas’ primary quality?

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His sense of duty

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3
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Does Aeneas dwell on sadness? How do we know?

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He is dwelling on his sense of duty which keeps him up at night. He is up and active straight away

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4
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Who is Achates?

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Aeneas’ right hand man

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5
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Does Achates have a major role in the Aeneid?

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No

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6
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What does Achates do?

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Stays by his side and carries out his orders

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7
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What is the idea of Achates being Aeneas’ right hand man similar to?

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Hector and Aeneas in the Iliad with Aeneas having a lesser role

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8
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Who does ‘cui’ refer to?

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Aeneas

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9
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What is significant about the sentence on line 314?

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Starts a sentence with a relative pronoun that picks up something from the previous sentence

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10
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Why does Virgil include sentences that start with a relative pronoun?

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To fit with meter of line

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11
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What does ‘gerens’ mean?

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Wearing

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12
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What is a better translation of ‘gerens’?

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With

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13
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Where is the only time Gods have appeared to humans in their natural form?

A

Iliad

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14
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What are spartan girls renowned for?

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Militarised training

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15
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Is it normal for a typical woman to be outdoors?

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No

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16
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Who is Harpalyce of Thrace?

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Daughter of the Thracian King

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17
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What is Harpalyce’s story?

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Suckled heifers and mares when mother died and raised as warrior princess. When her father lost the throne, she lived in the wilds, plundering herds

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18
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What literary technique relates Venus to Harpalyce?

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Simile

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19
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What is Hebrus?

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A river in Thrace

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20
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What technique is ‘ventis diffundere’?

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Epexegetic infinitive

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21
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What is the purpose of the epexegetic infinitive?

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Used to explain and add extra explanation

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22
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Where are epexegetic infinitives more commonly used?

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Greek - Homerism

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23
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Where do dresses normally go down to on women? Where does Venus have her dress?

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Their feet but Venus has hitched it above her knees

24
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Why has Venus hitched up her dress?

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For ease of movement and to make it more revealing because she is the goddess of lust

25
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What can you say about ‘heus’? Why did Virgil include it?

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It is colloquial to add more evidence that it is a disguise

26
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What technique is used with ‘est’ on lines 325-7?

A

Ellipsis

27
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How many times is ‘est’ repeated on lines 325-7?

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Three

28
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What does the ‘o’ from Aeneas show?

A

He breaks off in bewilderment

29
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Which two words agree with each other on line 327?

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‘Quam’ and ‘te’

30
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What is the impact of ‘quam’ and ‘te’ agreeing with each other?

A

Highlights the fact that Aeneas is struggling for the right identity to apply to a woman he is sure is a goddess

31
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How do we know Aeneas is positive the huntress is a goddess

A

‘Certe’

32
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Why is it important that Aeneas gets the goddess’ name right?

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He should if he wants to receive help the goddess offersm

33
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What is the second lot of ellipsis? How many times is the word repeated?

A

‘Es’ repeated twice

34
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What is the effect of the ellipsis of ‘es’?

A

Shows Aeneas blurting out flustered questions

35
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Who are the ‘nympharum’?

A

Diana’s nymphs know as the Oreades

36
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What type of word is ‘sis’?

A

Jussive subjunctive

37
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What is the effect of the phrase ‘sis felix’?

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Regularly used when a human asks for divine help. Part of a sequence of statements Aeneas uses that are common in Roman prayer

38
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What does ‘tandem’ mean in the event of questions or commands?

A

Please or I beg you

39
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What is the effect of the ‘que’ on line 332 being omitted?

A

Suggests a catch in Aeneas’ voice to show his despair

40
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What type of word is ‘exire’?

A

Compound verb

41
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Where did the wind come from that pushed Aeneas to this island?

A

Storms

42
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Why does Virgil use the word ‘bristling’?

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To represent the sound of the leaves moving

43
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Why does Aeneas conceal the ships?

A

To hide from possible hostiles

44
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How does Aeneas concealing his ships link to piety?

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He goes to investigate but leaves the ships in a safe place to protect the rest of his men

45
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What is ironic about Venus disguising as a virgin?

A

She is the goddess of lust

46
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Why does Venus disguise herself?

A

She doesn’t want Aeneas to know she is interfering

47
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What is the dramatic irony here?

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We know the Spartan girl is Venus in disguise but Aeneas does not

48
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Where is there personification?

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The River Hebrus is described as ‘winged in flight’

49
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Give two signs of being free that Venus is showing?

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Loosened hair and bare knees

50
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What verb does ‘orsus’ come from?

A

‘Orior’ meaning ‘to rise’

51
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What case is ‘audita’ in?

A

Dative of agent to go with dative ‘mihi’

52
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Why is Aeneas being polite?

A

Does not want to offend the goddess

53
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What does Aeneas mean that ‘her looks are not mortal’?

A

She is too perfect or goddesses have a glow about them

54
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What is suspicious about Venus’ disguise?

A

They are not in Sparta so why would there be a spartan hunting girl

55
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How to jussive subjunctives translate?

A

‘Let us’ or ‘may’

56
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Who is Phoebus?

A

Apollo

57
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What is significant about the verb ‘erramus’?

A

Using pattern of word to fit the meaning. It sits on its own and has ‘wandered’ onto the next line

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