Characters
The protagonist in The Aeneid
Aeneas
The Greeks leave what wooden animal at the gates of Troy?
Horse
Aeneas wants to vengefully kill which character before the goddess Venus stops him
Helen
What is Juno's favorite city?
Carthage
The Aeneid was written by who?
Virgil
Who charms Dido into forgetting her dead husband?
Cupid
What appeared in the sky as a sign for Aeneas's dad?
A shooting star
Why does Laocoon die?
He through a spear at the wooden horse
the Trojan horse is an offering to which god?
Minerva
How many books is the Aeneid?
12 books
Who is Aeneans's son
Ascanius
It is prophesied that who will found Rome?
Romulus
How did Dido's husband Sychaeus die?
Dido's brother killed him
Which god tries to sink the Trojan ships?
Aeolus
Augustus
Who is Aeneas's wife?
Creusa
It is prophesied that Aeneas will rule Lavinium for how long before his death?
three years
How does Laocoon die?
Strangled by two sea serpents
Anchises sees a sign from which god?
Jove
What year was the Aeneid written?
between 30-19 BC
Who is the young man who was bound up and brought to the gates of Troy?
Sinon
What appeared over Aeneas's son's head?
A flame
Who kills Polites?
Pyrrhus
The king of the gods sends down Mercury to Carthage to do what?
to make Dido and her people be hospitable to the Trojans.
How many years did it take to write the Aeneid?
10 years