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| What was Aeneas' first wife's name? |
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| What was the name of the city that Dido originally came from? |
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| How long did Virgil spend writing the Aeneid? |
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| True or False. Virgil told his friends to burn the Aeneid after his death as there were still parts that he wanted to rewrite. |
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| How many books are there in the Aeneid? |
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| Describe the pessimistic side to the Aeneid. |
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| The cost of establishing Rome in terms of the death and suffering of her opponents, the cruelty of Fate, and the inability of either gods or humans to oppose Fate. |
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| Describe the optimistic side to the Aeneid. |
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| The vision of Rome's future greatness, the idea of Fate working towards a positive objective, the inner growth of Aeneas, and the promise of rewards after death. |
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| Name the character that gave prophecies that were never believed. |
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| Who visited Aeneas in his dream? |
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| What island did the Greeks hide behind? |
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| Who threw the spear at the Trojan Horse? |
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| Where did Hector tell Aeneas to go? |
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| Why did no one listen to Cassandra? |
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| Because she had been cursed by Apollo so that she could see the future but no one would believe her. |
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| Why didn't Aeneas kill Helen? |
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| Venus intervened and told him that there is no honour in killing a woman, he needs to look after his family (pietas) |
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| Dedication to your gods, country and family. |
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| What were the three signs from Jupiter in Book I that told Anchises to leave? |
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| Fire on Iulus' head, shooting star towards Mt Ida, Thunder of the left |
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| Why did Creusa have to die? |
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| So that Aeneas could follow his destiny and eventually marry Lavinia (an Italian) and join the two races. Iulus would be next in line to rule in Italy. |
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| Give a quote where Aeneas displays 'furor'. |
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| "I only remembered the death in battle is glorious" |
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| What does the metaphor of Neptune calming the storm represent? |
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| Augustus settling the civil war in Rome. |
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| Give FOUR reasons why Juno hated the Trojans. |
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| 1. Carthage was her favourite city. 2. Paris was a Trojan and he insulted her beauty. 3. She could not forget Ganymede replaced her daughter, Hebe, to become Jupiter's cupbearer. 4. Venus won the Golden Apple for the most beautiful and she is Aeneas' mother. |
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| What quote sums up Jupiter's prophecy in Book I? |
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| "And the terrible iron constricted Gates of War will shut." |
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| Who is the Cytheran and who calls her this? |
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| "Preserve yourself for better days" Who says this? |
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| Aeneas to his men after they are shipwreaked. |
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| How many swans did Aeneas see in the sky and what do they represent? |
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12 swans - Aeneas' missing fleet of ships
Eagle - Jupiter guiding them to shore |
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| Deiphoebe, the priestess of Apollo |
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| What were the three tasks that Aeneas had to complete in order to enter the Underworld? |
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| 1. Bury Misenus 2. Sacrifice black sheep. 3. Find the golden bough |
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| Where did Aeneas and his fleet arrive in Italy? |
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| Who is the "Royal Power of Africa"? |
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| Who is the "Caesar" referred to by Anchises in Book VI? |
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| What monster guards the Gates of Hades? |
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| Cerberus - the 3 headed dog |
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| Who are the 4 people that Aeneas meets in the Underworld? |
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| Dido, Palinurus, Deiphoebus, Anchises |
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| The ferryman that rows the souls across the River Styx in the Underworld |
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| Who did Aeneas carry on his back whlist leaving Troy? |
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| How did the Palladium show Minerva's displeasure? |
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| It rocked back and forth 3 times, sweated and cried blood. |
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| How did Aeneas first become aware of what was happening in the Troy (Book II)? |
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| Hector appeared to him in a dream. |
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| What does Dido kill herself with? |
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| Aeneas' sword on their marriage. |
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| Which goddess cuts a lock of hair from Dido's head in order to release her soul? |
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| What is the role of Venus in Book I? |
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| Steals Aschanius and replaces him with Cupid |
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| Dido's brother, Pygmalion |
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| Why did Virgil write the Aeneid? |
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| Roman equivalent to the Greek's epic the Iliad, to justify Roman Imperialism, to give the Romans a pedigree, to show the gods favoured Rome, to glorify Italy, to justify Augustus' rule, to glorify the Julian family |
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| How is Hector related to Priam? |
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| Why is Aeneas called "Son of a Goddess"? |
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| Who persuaded the Trojans to take the wooden horse inside the walls? |
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| What mountain did Mercury visit on his way to Carthage? |
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| Who did Jupiter send to tell Aeneas to leave Carthage? |
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| By what two other names is Ascanius known? |
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| Who made the clothes that Aeneas was wearing when Mercury visited him in Carthage? |
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| Give another name for the god Phoebus. |
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| What is the name of the prophetess who Aeneas meets in Cumae? |
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| Who built the temple to Apollo on the Palatine Hill? |
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| What was the name of sea nymph that Juno bribes Aeolus with? |
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| Who was king of the winds? |
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| By what other name are 'oracular lots' known? |
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| Why is Venus called the Cyprian? |
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| The island of Cyprus is sacred to her |
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| Who sent Cupid to Carthage? |
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| What does "Bacchic offering' mean/ |
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| Pouring a libation (pouring wine on the ground as an offering to the gods) |
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| Who is the Spartan Tyndarid? |
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| Where exactly in Hades does Aeneas meet his father? |
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| Who is Pyrrhus and who did he kill? |
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| Achilles' son, also known as Neoptolemus, he killed Priam |
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| Aeneas (insulting name for Trojan) |
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| Pluto, King of the Underworld |
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