Virgil's Aeneid: Lines 372-401 Notes Flashcards
Does Aeneas accept Venus’ protestations or still refer to her as a goddess?
He still refers to her as a goddess
What justifies what Aeneas says about the length of his story?
It takes books 2 and 3 for Aeneas to recount his story to Dido
What sort of term is ‘annalis’?
Anachronistic
What does ‘annalis’ technically mean?
Annals/ yearly register of events
What does the anachronistic term of ‘annalis’ suggest?
A slight weariness on Aeneas’ part
Why is Aeneas expressing an ethereal tone to describe the night as closing the sky and day opening the sky?
He is talking to a god
What was Olympus?
The heavens
What was Vesper?
Goddess of the evening and the evening star
Why is ‘componet’ in the indicative rather than the subjunctive here?
To convey greater certainty
Why does Aeneas refer to Italy as his origin?
A Trojan ancestor was Dardanus (as explained by Venus in book 3) and he was from Italy and a son of Juppiter so Aeneas is returning the Trojans to their homeland
Why is the Trojan heritage important?
For Aeneas in forming various alliances with Italian leaders
Where was Phrygia?
The the centre and west of Asia Minor - a Trojan region
Why does Venus cut Aeneas off?
Aeneas suggests Venus gave him instructions and is consequently to blame for what goes wrong which saddens Venus so she can’t stand it any longer
Does Venus listen to Aeneas’ identification of himself?
No
Which word in line 387 is emphatic?
‘Haud’ goes with ‘invisus’ not ‘credo’
What does ‘qui’ mean on line 388?
Since
What is the emphatic imperative on line 389?
‘Perge’ - this is not a suggestion and is duplicated on line 401
What type of statement is ‘reduces … relatam’?
Indirect statement
What is elided in the indirect statement? What is the effect?
‘Est’ hampers it’s identification as an indirect statement
What is augury?
A Roman technique of deciphering bird movements as a prophesy
What is Venus’ bird symbol?
Swan
What is Juppiter’s bird symbol?
Eagle
What do the twelve birds relate to?
The number of lost ships
What does ‘ut’ introduce?
A comparison